Culture Sakaide Ohashi Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Running for almost 60 years now, the Sakaide Ohashi Festival is a multi-day summertime affair which boasts parades, dance per...
Planning So You Want to Move to Rural Japan Chiara Terzuolo So you are tired of the city and want to run off to the mountains/ocean/valleys of rural Japan... but are you sure you have a...
Culture Tsuribune Shrine Chiara Terzuolo Check out the fish-themed offerings at this little shrine on the grounds of Kochi Hachimangu Shrine, and see if you can spot ...
Culture Kure: A Historic Fishing Town Chiara Terzuolo The twisting streets and retro market of this fishing town in Kochi Prefecture make you feel like you have stepped back in time.
Activities The Magical Ioki Cave Chiara Terzuolo Blink and you might miss the entrance to this little gem just one train stop away from the retro samurai town of Aki, in Koch...
Shopping Kochi's Historic Sunday Market Chiara Terzuolo A must-see when visiting Kochi City, the Sunday Market features hundreds of stalls stretching all the way from the gate of Ko...
Culture Mini Shikoku 88 Temple Trek Chiara Terzuolo While trekking all 1200 km of the famous Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage may be a goal for some, it might be a bit unrealistic f...
Culture Ehime Prefecture's Castles Elizabeth S Ehime Prefecture which occupies the northwest part of Shikoku boasts five of the 100 top castles in Japan with two original c...
Activities Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower Chiara Terzuolo The Ashizuri Underwater Obseration Tower is unusual old-school tower in Kochi Prefecture giving visitors a retro glimpse of l...
Activities Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Each year from around late January through to early March, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a plum festival which showcase...
