Road to Tosa Irino Matsubara

Nearby sightseeing spots

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  Inomisaki Beach

  Inomisaki Beach is on a cape that jets out rom the east edge of the coastline that connects to Irino Matsubara. The waters are deep and it is famous as a rock fishing site so it is covered with fishers during the high seasons.

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  Grave of Ariishoji

  Ariishoji managed the Ariikawa Manor. One of the loyal vassals who protected Imperial Prince Takanaga (also read as Takayoshi) when he was exiled to Tosa, Ariishoji built a palace in Maibara, in the inner reaches of Ariigawa, and took care of the prince's personal affairs. Learning of Ariishoji’s death, the Imperial Prince sent a cairn of five stones and his grave was constructed on the property of the Hachiman Shrine.

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  Onashi Bay

  At the end of the Kamakura era, Prince Takayoshi was born as Emperor Go-Daigo’s firstborn son. In 1326, they performed a ritual to celebrate his coming of age, but the Toki regent, Hojo Takatoki, decided to designated Gonijo as the crown prince, for his own convenience. After that, in 1332, Emperor Go-Daigo was sent to Oki by the Bakufu, and Prince Takayoshi ended up in Tosa. The name "Onashi Bay" means "Kingless Bay" and was so-named because while this was the spot where the exiled Prince Takayoshi landed, when Arii Shoji came running to greet him, he had already left and was nowhere to be found.

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  Ukitsu Beach

  The white-colored waves from the shallow seashore and the sand that spans across 200 meters to the west create a beautiful coastline, and the scenery of Irino Matsubara make this a wonderful swimming beach. From the beginning of July to the end of August each year, the beach is open for swimming. There is also a campsite and you can enjoy swimming at your leisure.

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  Irino Matsubara

  Around the Tensho era, Tani Chuubei Tadasumi, the keeper of Nakamura Castle at the time, used prisoners to plant Japanese black pine trees. The pine tree forest stretches for 5 km and is 500 m wide, with Japanese black pines of all sizes forming an area that gives a magnificent view of white sands and green pines, drawing in many visitors. The area comes under the Tosa Seinan Great Park, along with the sandy beach in the background. In the pine tree forest, you will find the Kamo Shrine, one of the three Engi Shiki Hata shrines, a monument to the people connected to Matsubara, and a Shotokuhi (a monument commemorating a virtuous deed).

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  Ogata Akatsuki-kan

  This is a municipal cultural complex in Irino Matsubara that houses a literature museum, library, hall, gallery, and other such facilities. The outside of this 3-story reinforced concrete building is an innovative, all-white design around the theme "Shiroi Yakatabune (White Houseboat)," which is the title of one of the most important works of Kuroshio-born Akatsuki Kambayashi, a noted author in the I Novel genre. The building is in beautiful harmony with the greenery of Irino Matsubara and is symbolic of Kuroshio Town. Various special exhibitions are held here each year, making this the origin point for new town culture.