| Geisei | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||
| Seal Type: | Chapter | ||
| Image Map1: | Geisei in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 33.5333°N 182°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Shikoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Kōchi | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Aki | ||
| Extinct Title: | Now part of | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 39.60 | ||
| Population Total: | 3,636 | ||
| Population As Of: | June 30, 2022 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1262 Wajikiko, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5701 | ||
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right|270px|thumb|Kotogahama beach is a village located in Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 3,636 in 1767 households and a population density of 92 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the village is 39.6sqkm.
Geisei is located in southeastern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is facing the Pacific Ocean to the south and mountains in the north.
Kōchi Prefecture
Geisei has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high, but there is a pronounced difference between the wetter summers and drier winters.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Geisei has decreased steadily since the 1960s.
As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Geisei was part of ancient Tosa Province. The name of Aki District appears in Nara period records. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The villages of Wajiki (和食村), Umanoue (馬ノ上村) and Nishibun (西分村) were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The three villages merged on July 20, 1954 to form the village of Geisei.
Geisei has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of five members. Geisei, together with the other municipalities of Aki District, contributes one member to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Kōchi 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Geisei's first mayor, Masao Okamura, served from 1946 as mayor of Nishibun to his retirement in 1996 for 50 years in the same post. He had been reelected 13 consecutive times, ten of which elections were unopposed.
The local economy is centered on horticulture and greenhouse farming, with commercial fishing and forestry playing a smaller roles.
Geisei has one public elementary school and one public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Tosa Kuroshio Railway - Asa Line