Clear the Tosa Local Quiz and earn the Tosa Local title. Want to know Kochi (Tosa) even better, or already confident? The tougher courses are next.
The Kochi (Tosa) quiz maps castle town and Ryoma, Sunday market and street markets, coast and mountain landscapes, food and crafts, not as disconnected attractions but as one local route. Names such as Kochi Castle, Castle Tower, Honmaru Palace, Otemon Gate appear alongside the ways people travel, worship, eat, and work. Begin with clues like the castle standing on a hill in central Kochi; the southern Kochi shore overlooking the Pacific; a Tosa-born figure active at the end of the shogunate; then use examples and practice questions to move from nationwide basics to super-maniac details and test what you really remember.
Kochi Castle's central honmaru building is said to have been modeled on Kakegawa Castle, where Yamauchi Kazutoyo had previously served as lord. What is it?
A new question every day — the real test is the quiz itself.
Q1.Which Kochi castle is nicknamed "Taka-jo" (Hawk Castle) because its tile and wall coloring resembles a hawk's feathers?
Kochi Castle
Kobe Naval Training Center
Kurogane-mon Gate
Ryugado Cave
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Correct answerKochi Castle
Kochi Castle is nicknamed "Taka-jo" (Hawk Castle) because the color of its tiles and walls resembles a hawk's feathers. Yamauchi Kazutoyo began building it in 1601. Fifteen of its structures, including the tower and Honmaru Palace, are designated Important Cultural Properties, prized for the quality of their castle architecture.
Q2.Which beach, cradled between the headlands Ryuzu-misaki and Ryuo-misaki, is locally nicknamed "Honhama"?
Tosa buntan citrus
Katsurahama
Hotsumisaki-ji
Obiyamachi Shopping Arcade
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Correct answerKatsurahama
Katsurahama is a crescent beach cradled by two capes, Ryuzu-misaki and Ryuo-misaki, and is known locally as "Honhama." It has long been celebrated as a spot for moon-viewing, and a bronze statue of Sakamoto Ryoma stands on the hill above the beach.
Q3.Who lost his mother young and was reportedly raised by his older sister Otome in the late Edo period?
Yoshida Toyo
Yamauchi Yodo
Sakamoto Ryoma
Mile rice crackers
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Correct answerSakamoto Ryoma
Sakamoto Ryoma lost his mother young and is said to have been raised in her place by his elder sister, Otome. Otome was known for her strong build and is said to have taught Ryoma swimming and horsemanship; she appears often in his later letters.
Q4.Kochi Castle's central honmaru building is said to have been modeled on Kakegawa Castle, where Yamauchi Kazutoyo had previously served as lord. What is it?
Dosan Line
East Tamon
Castle Tower
Yanase Takashi
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Correct answerCastle Tower
Castle Tower stands 18.5 meters tall. It is said to have been modeled on Kakegawa Castle in Shizuoka, where first lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo had previously served.
Q5.Which bronze statue in Katsurahama Park was funded by a donation drive among young volunteers, who raised 25,000 yen at the time?
Ryoma Statue
Kochi Prefectural Museum of Literature
Itagaki Taisuke Birthplace Monument
Niyodo River
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Correct answerRyoma Statue
The Ryoma Statue was funded by a donation drive among young volunteers across Kochi Prefecture, who raised 25,000 yen at the time to have it built in Katsurahama Park. Some 5,000 people are said to have attended its unveiling ceremony, and it has remained a symbol of Katsurahama ever since.
