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12 events
Across periods
Heian period to the present
Tosa washi paper becomes a leading regional craft
Heian period onward (88 temples first listed in 1687)
The Shikoku pilgrimage of 88 temples takes shape
Heian
End of Jōhei 4 (934)
Ki no Tsurayuki leaves Tosa and writes the Tosa Diary
Sengoku
1575–1585
Chōsokabe Motochika unifies Tosa and extends his power over Shikoku
Edo
1601 (main tower rebuilt 1749)
Yamauchi Kazutoyo enters Tosa and builds Kōchi Castle
1841–1852
John Manjirō is shipwrecked, goes to America, and returns home
1854
The Ansei Nankai earthquake and tsunami strike Tosa
1862–1867
Sakamoto Ryōma leaves Tosa and becomes active in the late Edo upheavals
Meiji
1874
Itagaki Taisuke founds the Risshisha in Kōchi
1889
Makino Tomitarō names a new plant species, Yamatogusa
Contemporary
1946
The Shōwa Nankai earthquake and tsunami strike Shikoku
1954
The first Yosakoi festival is held in Kōchi
Nearby
Tokushima
Ehime