Tosa, Kōchi

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**Tosa**
**土佐市**
Tosa's location in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kōchi Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	91.59 km² (35.36 sq mi)
Population (as of October 31, 2007)
Total	29,782
Density	352 /km² (912 /sq mi)
Symbols
Tree	Ginkgo
Flower	Lilium
Bird	White-cheeked Starling
Tosa Government Office
Address	〒781-1192 2017-1 Kinoe, Takaoka-chō, Tosa-shi, Kōchi-ken
Phone number	088-852-1111
Official website: City of Tosa

This article is about the city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. For the town in the same prefecture, please see Tosa, Kōchi (Tosa).

Tosa (土佐市, Tosa-shi^?) is a city located in Kōchi, Japan.

As of October 31, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 29,782 and the density of 325 persons per km². The total area is 91.59 km².

Most frequently, the area of the Kochi Province's formal original name is Tosa, not to be confused with the name of this area. Tosa can mean the province, as well as the rural area that Kochi, Nankoku, and several other towns "sit" on.

The city was founded on January 1, 1959.

The character Kotaru Hotta of the anime series Princess Nine hails from this town.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Surrounding municipalities
2 Sister cities
- 2.1 In Japan
- 2.2 Overseas
3 External links

[edit] Geography

Tosa is located in central Kōchi Prefecture, and faces the Shikoku Mountain Range to the north and Pacific Ocean to the south. The Niyodo River flows through the Takaoka Plain in the town, where rice is grown.