Kochi Prefecture (Kochi-ken) is located on the south coast of Shikoku island,
Japan. The capital is the city of Kochi. Kochi comprises the southwestern
part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. Most of the province
is mountainous, and in only a few areas such as around Kochi and Nakamura
is there a coastal plain. Kochi is famous for its many rivers. Kochi's
most famous festival is the Yosakoi which is held in August. Teams of dancers
dance to a traditional and modern songs at various places in Kochi City
SGI practice Soka Gakkai's particular form of Nichiren Buddhism. Butsudan
Buddhist altar Nichiren taught that by chanting "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo"
to the Gohonzon. SGI practitioners call this process a "human revolution."