Doi Katchu

Doi Katchū samurai town

Aki was once a castle town, built around an oval hill beside the river, topped with a wooden fortification. The houses of the samurai still stand, with those of the highest-ranking samurai in front of the castle hill, and the homes of the lower-ranked samurai extending along the sides of the hill.

You can enter some of the houses and learn how the lives of the samurai revolved around the defence of their domain.

  • Doi Katchu ceramic mural
  • Doi Katchu castle
  • Doi Katchu wall detail
  • Doi Katchu samurai home with wall
  • Doi Katchu samurai home with long gate
  • Doi Katchu samurai home interior
  • Doi Katchu Nora Dokei drain cover
  • Doi Katchu museum swords
  • Doi Katchu fence of arrow bamboo
  • Doi Katchu building with traces of blacking

Information

Name in Japanese: 土居廓中
Pronunciation: doi katchū
Address: Kachu Doi, Aki-shi, Kōchi 784-0042

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