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Oka Palace

Japan, 781-6410 2147-1 Tanocho, Aki District, Kochi Prefecture

The Oka family was known as Yoneya, and it is said that their ancestors came to Tano from Senshu (Osaka) when Lord Yamauchi entered Tosa. They became the most prominent of the wealthy merchants known as the Tano Goninshu, and frequently provided financial support to the domain, allowing them to carry swords under their surnames and to have private audiences with the domain's lord. The Oka Palace was used as accommodation for the domain's lord when he was on alternate attendance tours or patrols in the eastern part of the country. The upper level is lined with rooms for attendants, and a one-room next room runs around it, with a three-foot corridor and a kiri-en around the outside. The tatami room, toilet, bathhouse and all of their furniture have all been perfectly preserved.

Business Time

9:00-16:30 Closed: Tuesdays (or the following day if Tuesday is a public holiday), New Year's holiday

Telephone number 0887-38-3385
Website https://tanocho.jp/tourism/tourism-551
Access
  • 7 minutes walk from Tano Station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Gomen-Nahari Line. Approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes by car from Nankoku IC on the Kochi Expressway.
Payment method
  • Cash only
Language 日本語

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