Culture Hanamiyama Naruto Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Hanamiyama Naruto Sakura Festival gives visitors rare access to a privately owned 20,000-square-meter hillside normally c...
Culture Uchikoza Kabuki Theater Step into the world of Japan’s traditional performing arts at Uchikoza, one of the country’s few remaining original working t...
Culture Tairyuji Tairyūji or Tairyū-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Anan city, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 21 on the Shikoku 88 te...
Culture Marugame Castle Marugame Castle, also known as Kameyama Castle and Horai Castle, is a hirayama shiro located in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, ...
Culture Takamatsu Castle Takamatsu Castle in Kagawa Prefecture is also known as Tamamo Castle. The castle was built in 1590 by Ikoma Chikamasa, the fi...
Food Hirome Market Visit Kochi Prefecture’s best-known place to eat. Locals and visitors alike love this shopping area with over 60 different re...
Activities Iya Valley Iya Valley (祖谷渓, Iyakei), located in western Tokushima Prefecture and centralized on Shikoku Island, is a grand expanse of...
Culture Ishiteji Temple At Matsuyama’s most famous temple, a sight almost as guaranteed as the temple buildings themselves is the cadre of pilgrims i...
Culture Matsuyama Castle Matsuyama Castle is one of the twelve "original castles" in Japan, i.e. castles that have survived the post-feudal era since ...
Culture Shosanji Temple Shosanji Temple (焼山寺), Also known as the Burning MouAbout 50 kilometers away from the start of the pilgrimage is the Shosa...
