Susaki City

Pupils commute by boat inside the bay.

Municipal ferry, Uranouchi Bay

Photo by 谷本一郎 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Otter of the Shinjo River (新荘川のカワウソ)

After being last confirmed on the Shinjo Riverin 1979, none has been sighted in Japan.

In 1974, a Japanese otter was confirmed living on the Shinjo River. The city writes that there has been no sighting in Japan since the one confirmed in 1979. With this otter, the last confirmed living on the Shinjo River, as its symbol, the city works toward an environmentally friendly town.

1974: confirmed on the Shinjo River
1979: last confirmation on the Shinjo River
"Town of the otter" in the Citizens' Charter

02 ／ Otonashi Shrine (鳴無神社)

The shrine buildings date from 1663 (Kanbun 3),in the line of Toshogu-style architecture.

It stands at the head of an inlet on the Yokonami Peninsula, in the Otonashi district, and its founding is said to date from AD 460. The main hall, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, is a three-bay kasuga-zukuri building, and the city introduces the celestial maidens painted on its ceiling. The tourism association writes that the approach road leading toward the sea can also be seen from the cruise boat.

Main hall: 1663 (Kanbun 3)
Important Cultural Property (1953)
Founding said to be AD 460

03 ／ Otani Camphor Tree (大谷のクス)

Inside the hollow of the main trunk,the camphor deity is enshrined.

The camphor tree stands in the precincts of Suga Shrine in the Otani district and was designated a national Natural Monument in 1924 (Taisho 13). The main trunk is hollow, and the camphor deity (楠神様) is enshrined inside. It is said that even the sickly become healthy, and many people visit to pray for the growth of infants.

Natural Monument (1924)
Camphor deity enshrined in the trunk hollow
Many visit to pray for infants' growth

Living here

Five towns and villages merged around Susaki, becoming a city in 1954.

about 20,000 people

On October 1, 1954 (Showa 29), five towns and villages centered on Susaki Town merged and Susaki became a city. The gateway is Susaki Station, and the overnight highway bus stops at "Susaki Nishizaki-cho".

People living here: 20,590people
Area: 135.2km²
Households: 8,710households
Rent (average for rentals): 29,840yen
Healthcare: 4 hospitals ／ 10 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —9 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Susaki City in Japan33.401°N 133.283°E

to OsakaOvernight bus359min
to SannomiyaOvernight bus305min

Travel times follow 高知西南交通公式『しまんとブルーライナー（京都線）』の『2026年6月1日からの時刻表』（kochi-seinan.co.jp/expressway/?q=kyoto。『毎日運行』の表示）と、近鉄バス公式の路線詳細（routelist/9。同じ時刻）。中村・宿毛行き（関西→高知）：京都駅八条口 21:00発・あべの橋（あべのハルカス）22:15・なんば湊町BT（なんばOCAT）22:35・梅田（大阪駅前）22:55・三宮バスターミナル（ミント神戸バスターミナル）23:49発 → 須崎西崎町 4:54着、中土佐インター口（中土佐IC口）5:07、窪川駅前 5:40着。関西方面行き：須崎西崎町 23:12発 → 三宮 4:59着・梅田 5:53着・京都駅八条口 7:45着 (checked 2026-09-30). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Territory of Susaki City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

15.8km

土佐市, 中土佐町, 津野町, 佐川町

Susaki City isthis kind of town.

01The municipal cruise boat (junkosen) carries pupils commuting to school through Uranouchi Bay, and the general public can ride too. The run from Umetate (埋立) to Bannai (坂内) is 17.3 km and takes about an hour, and there is no service on Sundays, holidays, or over the New Year.
02The Shinjo River is where the Japanese otter was last confirmed, in 1979; since then, the city writes, none has been sighted in Japan. Otonashi Shrine's main hall, at the head of an inlet on the Yokonami Peninsula, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, and the Otani camphor tree is a national Natural Monument.
03The city introduces the view from the Yokonami Kuroshio Line on the Yokonami Peninsula: the Tosa Bay and the Pacific Ocean to the south, and the calm Uranouchi Bay to the north.

See the town as it is now.

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Susaki City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗