After arriving in Kochi I checked in at the Kochi Pacific Hotel, which is again simple but has decorative stone balconies (?). New for me, but I do not really see the benefit of it.
After a quick nap I went out to explore a little bit. The sun was already setting.
"Interesting" architecture, reminds me of a similar bigger "castle" along the Meguro river in Tokyo that stuck in my head since walking past there last year.
The highlight of the evening walk was certainly Kochi castle. The castle itself was already closed, but the park surrounding it is publicly accessible and still offers nice views of the castle...
... and the city.
Last task for the day was finding something to eat so I went to Hirome Market.
I had the same idea as the commenter above:
Originally Posted by
ihenders
And I hope you get to sample more great food in Shikoku - especially katsuo no tataki in Kochi.
And it was, as expected, very delicious. Tender and flavorful fish with light smokey flavor and the salt is a perfect combination.
I am not that hungry today but really tired, so I decided to postpone trying out more food to tomorrow evening. Now hopefully a long refreshing night, as tomorrow I need be extra-awake to not drive my rental car on the right side of the street.