Many Ways to Enjoy! Sameura Sightseeing Route

You can relax, stay active, or enjoy gourmet food—there are many ways to have fun! Starting from Sameura Dam, you can explore various sightseeing routes that will make you want to visit again and again♪
This time, we’ll introduce hidden clear streams and experiences while enjoying local gourmet food and sweets☆

Sameura Dam

If you use the expressway, it takes about an hour by car from Kochi City to Sameura Dam, which spans Motoyama Town and Tosa Town, built on the main stream of the first-class Yoshino River.
Because water is distributed from here to all four prefectures of Shikoku, it is known as the “Water Jar of Shikoku.”
When you visit, be sure to get the Sameura Dam card!
From above, Lake Sameura looks like a dragon, and it even became a hot topic as if “a dragon lives here!!”. The card condenses basic and even niche dam information onto a single sheet.
Sameura Dam usually stands quietly, but during water release, it’s full of power!

Right nearby is Yoshino Park, which has playground equipment, the Yoshino Climbing Center, and Asemigawa, a tributary of the Yoshino River, where children enjoy playing in the water during summer.

↓ About 20 minutes by car

Asemigawa Fureainosato Seiryukan

Asemigawa Fureainosato Seiryukan is the first Community Activity Center in Kochi Prefecture. This former wooden elementary school building full of warmth has been repurposed as a lodging and activity facility. Families visit from inside and outside the prefecture in summer, and many become repeat visitors. The sound of the river is so soothing♪
Also, shiso grown in the fields along the Asemigawa basin, with purple undersides on the leaves, is sold as Asemigawa shiso juice. Refreshing and highly recommended!

↓ About 12 minutes by car

Mizuuminoeki Sameura Laketown

Located about 5 minutes by car from Sameura Dam, Mizuuminoeki Sameura Laketown includes the “Sameura Canoe Terrace” and “Sameura-so Lakeside Hotel,” offering a place to find your own way to enjoy rich nature.
At the Sameura Canoe Terrace, you can rent canoes, SUP boards, and bicycles—perfect for active visitors! There’s also a café where you can relax while gazing at the lake.

At the restaurant of Sameura-so Lakeside Hotel, lunch is available even for non-staying guests. The clean and relaxing dining area overlooks the dam. Dishes using local ingredients and Tosa Akaushi beef are popular—be sure to savor these local delicacies you can only experience here.

↓ About 10 minutes by car

Sameura Foods SORA

If you want to enjoy local sweets, visit Sameura Foods SORA! This café offers soft-serve ice cream and drinks made with locally harvested yuzu and shiso, along with a wide selection of souvenirs.

Other Recommended Spots Nearby

Located north of Kochi City and right in the center of Shikoku, the Reihoku area is full of natural charm! With the expressway, you can easily enjoy a day trip from Kochi City.

• Sugino Osugi (Otoyo Town)
  A power spot! This giant cedar is estimated to be 3,000 years old. Legendary singer Misora Hibari once prayed here to become Japan’s top singer, so it’s also called the “Success Cedar.”
• Terraced Rice Fields (Otoyo Town, Motoyama Town, Tosa Town)
  Terraced rice fields shine with water, turn lush green, and finally golden when rice ripens—enjoy different beauty each season.
• Nature Kingdom Shirataki-no-Sato (Okawa Village)
  A facility offering lodging, experiences, camping, and sports. Refresh for both adults and children in great nature!
• Montbell Outdoor Village Motoyama (Motoyama Town)
  A facility produced by Montbell. Equipped with cottages, a restaurant, group lodgings, hot spring baths, and more, it serves as a hub for outdoor activities and sightseeing.

Heading west from Okawa Village leads to Ino Town, where you can access the popular Niko Fuchi and Konoka Onsen.

• Niko Fuchi
  This sacred waterfall basin is known as “Niyodo Blue” because sunlight makes the water appear a transparent blue.
• Konoka Onsen
  A hot spring along the Yoshino River, popular as a healing retreat. There’s also a local product shop and soft-serve ice cream loved by many repeat visitors.