Museum Overview

9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Last entry: 4:30 pm)●Opening Hours
December 27 to January 1●Closed*subject to temporary closure on special occasions (informationreleased accordingly)
370
470[Permanent exhibition] Adult: 450 yen (360 yen each for groups of●Admission
20 or more people)
Free: Senior High School Students and under, holders of the Kochi
Prefecture or Kochi City’s Long Life Certificate, Rehabilitation
Certificate, Disabled Persons’ Handbook, War Injury andSickness Certification, A-bomb Survivors' Certificate, and one
accompanying carer.
ଝଝ *Additional fee for special exhibitions
By car: approx. 20 min. from center of Kochi City
●Access
By car: approx. 10 to 15 min. from Kochi I.C. or Nankoku I.C.
By Kochiken Kotsu bus: Take the bus bound for Kochi Prefectural Museum ofHistory, get off at the last stop (runs three times a day): Take a bus for Ryoseki, Naro or Tai (runs 1~2 times perhour) and get off at Gakko-bunki Stop (entrance of themuseum). Approx. 10 min. by foot from there.

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Kochi Prefectural Museum of History(National historical site, Oko Castle Ruins)Nankoku I.C.
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Gakko-bunki (Kochi Prefectural Museum of History entrance) bus stop384

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Mt Oko Historical Park
(Oko Castle Ruins, designated asa national historical site on July28, 2008)
Mt Oko Historical Park consistsof the Oko Castle Ruins built byChosokabe Motochika, one of thestrongest powers in Shikoku during
the Warring States period (15th to16th centuries). The ancient castle
structures such as foundationstones, mounds, and stoneworks have been
restored, and a typical residential house in
the mountain village (former house of theMimoto Family) has been removed from its
original site (Tsuno-cho, Takaoka-gun) andrebuilt here. In the park, various kinds offlowers including cherry blossoms will delightvisitors all year round.

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Lookout
Den-umaya-ato-kuruwa(old stable block)●Tatebori (dry moat dug into a slope)

4th Citadel
3rd Citadel● Koguchi (narrow gate of the castle)●Information Board
Mounds / Stonework / Foundationstone remains
Central Castle
4th Citadel ● Karabori (dry moat)
3rd Citadel Grounds
Lower Castle Grounds● Horikiri Well
Foundation stone remains

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2nd Citadel
Route 32

Oko Castle Ruins
Information Board

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The Kochi Prefectural Museum of History has been treasured by alarge number of people since its opening in May 1991. The museum
has been collecting, preserving and investigating documents andobjects in a variety of areas including prefectural history, archaeology
and folklore. It has published its accomplishments widely by means ofexhibitions, lectures, talk sessions, children’s classrooms, catalogs,
and research bulletins. The building is located on Mount Oko by
the Oko Castle Ruins (a National historical site) where forces of theChosokabe clan once resided during the Warring States period (15th to16th centuries). The mountain has now been turned into a park wherepeople can stroll leisurely whilst learning about the history of the place.
In April 2010, to accommodate our new findings, we conducted anextensive renewal of the displays for our permanent exhibition to makeit more flexible and approachable for visitors. Furthermore, as thelocation of the museum is associated with the Chosokabe clan, we set
up a dedicated exhibition space to display the documents and objects
regarding the Chosokabe clan and the Oko Castle Ruins.
We hope that the museum can provide a good opportunity forvisitors to learn about the region’s history, to meet other people, andserve as a stepping stone to the development for a better future.

Information Board●3ParkingTo Muroto

Kochi Prefectural
Museum of History

The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Kochi Ryoma Airport
Monobe River

Restored central castle groundsof the Oko Castle Ruins

Restroom

Kochi Prefectural
Museum of History bus stop

Restroom

Cover photograph
Wooden statue of thesitting figure of Motochika
Chosokabe (property ofHada Shrine, Kochi City)

Kochi New Port

Commemoration stamp

Former Mimoto Family House

Tosa Bay
Urado Bridge
The Sakamoto Ryoma
Memorial MuseumParking

高知県立歴史民俗資料館

Gate

Gakko-bunki bus stop

(Gate closes at 6:00 pm)

Prefectural Road 384

KOCHI PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY

1099-1 Yahata, Oko-cho, Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture 783-0044
Tel: 088-862-2211 Fax: 088-862-2110
http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~rekimin/
E-mail: rekimin@kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp*The gate off prefectural road 384 closes at 6:00 pm.

Former Mimoto Family House
main building
Relocated from the mountain village(Designated as a national tangible
cultural property on April 28, 2000)

Mt Oko Historical Park (National historical site, Oko Castle Ruins) Information

User Guide and Access to the Museum

User Guide

General Display Room

Chosokabe Exhibition Room (2/F)

3/F
Restrooms
Elevator★

Multipurpose restroom Multipurpose Hall Coin lockers
Diaper-changing table
Reception
Restrooms

2/F★

Elevator

General Display Room

Chosokabe
Audiovisual corner Exhibition Room

Main entrance
Restrooms Handicap
restroom
Experiential
Study Room
Entry/Exit★

Elevator

Historical artifacts related to Kochi Prefecture from theprehistoric ages to the present day are on display.

1/F
WC

Map of Tosa clan’sterritories

Special
Exhibition Room

Resting space
Nursing room

Elevator

Special Exhibition Room (1/F)

Multipurpose HallChosokabe
Exhibition RoomCoin lockers

Multipurpose restroom
Diaper-changing table

Special exhibitions are held several
times a year based on the research
and findings of our curators.

Reception

Multipurpose Hall (2/F)

Ticket vendingmachine(capacity of 150 persons)

Audio-visual Corner

Teisosha(cart used by postal workers)

Aiaigasa(doll of the Yosakoi lovers)

Lectures and courses are held inthis hall. It can also be used formeetings and seminars (fee andapplication required).

Elevator

Handicap Parking Lot

Elevator

Resting space
Nursing room

Entrance for seniors andhandicap accessExperiential
Study RoomSpecial Exhibition
RoomEntry/ExitTosa Obake-zoshi (story book on ghosts), copy,original owned by Tadashi Horimi

Mt Oko Historical Park(To 2nd Citadel andCentral Castle Grounds)

Kujirano-osakazuki(Large lacquer bowl)
Property of Nobuhiko Tada

Vending machine

Resting space / Nursing room /Free space (1/F)➡

This free resting space withviews into the central courtyard
is open to everyone and isequipped with a nursing area,
vending machines, chairs andis also used periodically for thedisplay of artworks.

Public telephone

Relocated mountain village house(former Mimoto Family House)Special Exhibition Room

Audio-visual Corner (2/F)

Handicap restroom

Bronze sword(Important Cultural Property)
Property of Usaida Hachimangu, Konan City

Documents and objects regarding the Chosokabe clan andthe Oko Castle Ruins are displayed in this room. The main
camp of the Chosokabe clan at the battle of Nakatomigawa(1582) is reconstructed in the center of the room so viewers
can feel the atmosphere of the Warring States period.

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22 visual programs about Tosa’shistory, archaeology, folklore
and festivals are provided for theviewers to enjoy.
P r o g r a m s : “ To s a ’ s I w a k a g e
Cavern Ruins” (7’ 43’’), “Tosa’s
Provincial Governor: Kino Tsurayuki”(7’ 4’’), “Nonaka Kenzan’sAccomplishments” (6’ 54’’), “Strollingwith Cultural Properties Around theMuseum” (8’ 2’’), “Bonito Fisheryin Tosa” (3’ 57’’), “Onta Festivalof Kiragawa” (5’ 47’’), “The Henro(88 Temple Pilgrimage) in Tosa” (8’14’’), “Ryoma Sakamoto: the ManWho was Instrumental in Ending theTokugawa Shogunate” (6’ 40’’), etc.

Multipurpose Hall

Audio-Visual Corner

Experiential Study Room (1/F)
Parking Lot

Kochi Prefectural Museum of History bus stop➡

A variety of books regarding Kochi
prefecture are available for readingby visitors. Experiential learning
programs such as the Children’s
History Class are held in this room.
*This room is subject to temporary
closure on special occasions.

Experiential Study Room

Floor Guide

General Display Room (3/F)