Takaoka

Takaoka extends into the wooded mountains of western Tosa. In the sixteenth century the Tsuno family held the upland country of Tsunoyama; a son of Chōsokabe Motochika entered that family by adoption and governed the area. Tea was among the products of the district. Edo-period records name the local tea Rokuzōcha and describe Tosa tea travelling beyond the mountains into Iyo and other parts of western Japan.