……………………………………………………………………………………… Rich Nature, Great Food ……………………………………………………………………………………… Kochi, located in Southwest Japan and surrounded by rich forested mountains and a diversely shaped coast line, is blessed by beautiful nature. The Shimanto River, Japan’s last pristine river, flows calmly along, and the Niyodo River, Japan’s clearest river, has mysteriously blue water. The climate is mild throughout the year due to its Shimanto river 40 warm ocean current and the most hours of Average High temp（℃） sunshine in Japan. The annual average 30 temperature is 17.7℃ with over 2000 sunlight 20 10 hours per year. Seafood and produce harvests are Average Low temp（℃） 0 amazingly rich. Kochi won the “Best Local Food in -10 Japan” award five times in the last six years in a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 （℃） (Month) major Japanese travel magazine survey. ……………………………………………………………………………………… Average temperature（℃） graph for Kochi Birthplace of Historical Hero & Festival ……………………………………………………………………………………… Kochi is famous for many historic heroes that supported Japan’s revolution at the end of the Shogun period which began 400 years ago. Also it is well known as the Basic Infobirthplace of Yosakoi, one of the most famous Japanese dance festivals. Yosakoi dance festival ……………………………………………………………………………………… Local Appeal ……………………………………………………………………………………… Kochi Castle, located in the capital city, is one of the three best Castle nightscapes in Japan. Parts of Kochi castle have remained the same since the Shogun era, almost 400 years ago. A beloved open-air market has been held continuously every Sunday for 300 years on the avenue at the foot of Kochi Castle the castle. The Kochi streetcar system has a 100-year history and is still used today. Kochi has both a tropical atmosphere and unique historical/cultural assets that no major cities can offer. KOCHI HOKKAIDO Sunday market HONSHU KYUSHU SHIKOKU Streetcar Population 726,548 (Feb1, 2016) Basic Info 2 Area 7,103.93 km about Population Density 102 person/km2 Kochi Prefectural Capital Kochi City ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………As the pre-training camp for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, total 98 athletics players from the Australian, Polish, and Slovakian teams came to Kochi. The year before, we also welcomed the teams for training camp before the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka. Since we have plenty of accumulated knowledge about accepting training camps, you will experience satisfied training camp in Kochi. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… State of Training …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Fully-equipped facilities were reserved entirely for training teams ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Results of Training Camp participants …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Medal Player Name Sport Gold Poland Men’s Shot Put Tomasz Majewski Poland Silver Piotor Matachowski Men’s Discus Australia Men’s 50 km Silver Jared Tallent Walk Race ※ 2008 Beijing Olympic Result from Olympic Official Website of the Olympic Movement (Olympic. com) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Various cultural exchange events were held at schools and sports Welcome Events facilities …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… By Airplane By Rail ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… It takes about an hour by airplane from Kochi to Shinkansen (Bullet Train) takes you to Okayama Tokyo (Haneda), making Kochi an ideal location. from any major city. Local rail line will bring you to You can begin your training promptly without the Kochi from Okayama. On the way, you will enjoy stress of long travel. the wonderful view such as the Seto Ohashi Bridge, beautiful Yoshino river, and Oboke & Domestic Flight Access Koboke with their variety of strange natural rock Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka formations. (Haneda) (Itami) (Nagoya Komaki) (Fukuoka) Rail Access Osaka Fukuoka 1 hr 20 min 45 min 1 hr 1hr 15 min Tokyo (Shin Osaka) Hiroshima (Hakata) 3 hr 15 min 45 min 40 min 1hr 40 min Okayama Kochi Ryoma Airport Tranfer to Local Rail Line 2 hr 30 min Kochi Hiroshima Okayama Takamatsu KAGAWA Matsuyama EHIME Tokushima TOKUSHIMA KOCHI 30min by local bus from Kochi Airport to Kochi City Nahari Kubokawa Sukumo TOKYO 5min walking from JR Kochi NAGOYA station to Kochi Center town OSAKA FUKUOKA KOCHI Map indicates Cities in Red and Town in Black OKAWA MOTOYAMA TOKUSHIMA INO TOSA 10 NIYODOGAWA Prefecture EHIME OTOYO Prefecture OCHI KOCHI NANNKOKU KAMI SAKAWA HIDAKA TOSA 5 11 KONAN 9 Pacific Ocean Sporting Events Pictogram Nankoku IC Tennis Kochi IC N Kochi High Way 4 32 195 土佐清水市Soccer Route JR Dosan Line Table Tennis Kochi St. Monobe 3 Kokubu River River Sumo 32 56 6 Volleyball 2 7 Kagami 8 River Japanese Croquet Kochi Ryoma Airport 36 Fencing 34 Urado 1 Bay Pacific Ocean Kochi New port Baseball Rugby No Facility Martial Arts 1 Haruno Sports Park Badminton 2 Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium Handball Swimming 3 Martial Arts Stadium Main Bldg /Annex Weight Lifting 4 Kochi Prefectural Youth Center Softball 5 Kochi Prefectural Youth Gymnasium Track&Field 6 Kochi City Sports Complex Kyudo(Japanese Archery) Basketball 7 Kochi City East Sports Complex Boxing 8 Nankoku City Sports Center Archery 9 Ya -Sea Park Climbing (Konan City Marine Sports Facility) 10 Yoshino Climbing Center On the following pages, the symbols above will indicate which sports are 11 Kochi Prefectural Disability Sports Center available for training at each facility. This sports complex has a multi-use stadium which has 1 Haruno Sports Park just been refurbished to a world class athletics facility in 2014. to Kochi Haruno no Yu Hours 8:30~21:00 spring bathhouse to Kochi 36 Haruno Sports Access Bus Haruno Park townoffice Takaoka via Yokohama ⇒ [Haruno Sports 278 279 Park] station (1 min walk) 37 Nagai Highway Niyodo hospital River 25 min from [Kochi] exit 14 to Katsura Data Athletic Field Track 400x9, Soccer, Haruno hama fishing port Pacific ocean Training Room Swimming Pool Gymnasium (Main Arena)Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton, Handball, Table Tennis (Sub Arena) Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Training Room Baseball Field/Softball Field/Tennis Court/Ball Game Field etc Facility Toilet, Toilet for Disabilities, Shower, Locker Room Address 2485 Yoshihara Haruno-cho, Kochi City ☎（ 088）841-3105 Track and Field URL http://kochi-haruno.org/ Indoor Playing Field（Baseball / Softball / Japanese Croquet / Handball / Small Track 120m) Sumo Field Archery Field (10 Shooting Ranges) Ground A（Softball / Baseball / Soccer） Ground B（Softball / Soccer） Ground C（Softball / Soccer） Cross Country Course (3200m) Multi-purpose Filed（Park Golf / Soccer） Baseball Field Firing Range This Gymnasium is used for every citizens to have a 2 healthy cultural life. It can be used for various purposes Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium such as sports events, festivals, and meetings. Hours 8:30~21:00 (Indoor Pool : 9:00~21:00) Access Street Car (Sanbashi Line) / Bus [Sanbashi Dori 2-chome] station (in front of this facility) Highway 15 min from [Kochi] exit Data Basketball (3 courts), Volleyball (4 courts), Badminton(13 courts), Tennis (2 courts), Table Tennis (52 tables) Kendo (6 courts), Indoor Heated Pool (25m x 8 lanes) Facility Toilet, Toilet for Disabilities, Shower, Locker, Air Conditioning Address 2-1-53 Sanbashi Dori, Kochi City ☎（ 088）831-1166 Kagami River URL http://www.kochi-kenmin.org/ Tosa junior/senior high school tramline Urado bay Kochi technical high school Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium Sunny Mart shopping store 34 This facility is aiming to promote of martial arts and 3 Martial Arts Stadium other sports. It also supports the health of residents (Main Bldg / Annex) mentally and physically. Hours 8:30~21:00 Access Street Car Ino Line (10 min from Kochi Station) ⇒ [Ground Dori] (5 min walk) Highway 20 min from [Kochi] exit Data Kendo(4 courts), Judo (4 courts), Martial Art (1 court), Meeting Room (Tatami), Conference Room Facility Toilet, Toilet for Disabilities, Shower, Locker Address 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Kochi City ☎（ 088）825-1271 Martial Arts Stadium Martial Arts Stadium Kochi URL www.kochi-budoukan.org/ (Main Bldg ) (Annex) Litterary hall Josei park Kochi Castle Kochi Library Kochi park Kochi Prefectural office ◎ Enokuchi River ◎ Kochi City office 32 H tramline H Orient Hotel The Crown Palais Accommodations for 151 people is available on-site. 4 Sports activities for a wide range of ages are practiced Kochi Prefectural Youth Center in this facility. Hours 8:30~21:00 (Track & Field: 8:30~17:00) Access Train JR Gomen/Nahari Line ⇒ [Noichi] Station （25 min walk） Highway 20 min from [Nankoku] Exit Data Basketball (3 courts), Volleyball (4 courts), Badminton (14 courts), Tennis (3 courts), Table Tennis (24 Tables), Baseball (1court), Handball (1 court), Athletic Field (Track 400m×8 ), Softball (4 courts) Facility Toilet, Toilet for Disabilities, Shower, Locker Address 303-1 Nishino, Noichi-cho, Konan City ☎(088)756-0621 JR Dosan line Tosa Yamada St. Monobe River to Kochi URL http://www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/soshiki/3104 Kochi Prefectural 05/ Youth Center Noichi Junior high school Gomen/Nahari Noichi line Elementary school 195 to Kochi Noichi St. to Aki 55 The facility aims to promote both health and 5 Kochi