What I like about Kochi

- River Niyodo

1000 Speakers Conference in English

Noriko Nagura, Oct 2015

Beautiful Rivers in Shikoku

River Shimanto

River Niyodo No.1 water quality in Japan

River Niyodo

No.1 water quality in Japan

(according to the survey by Ministry of Land,

Transportation, and Infrastructure in 2014 &

2015)

Why Niyodo So Transparent?

1. 75% of Shikoku island is forests

Forests hold rain water and purify rivers

2. Shikoku is attacked by lots of typhoons

Torrential rains purify rivers

3. Runs from high place to Pacific Ocean

Steep angle makes the speed of flow

fast and avoid stagnation

River Niyodo (Gorge Nakatsu)

River Niyodo

This is NOT transparent for local people.

(Good enough for city person like me.)

River Niyodo

Right after typhoons attack Niyodo,

preferably on a beautiful sunny day --

-- That’s the best timing to enjoy

seeing River Niyodo

Thank you!