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Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan (Photo: Victor Lu / Unsplash)

Top Attractions in Kagawa

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Naoshima Island

Naoshima Island

Naoshima Island is located in the Seto inland sea and is accessible via ferry from Uno Station. A town bus takes you from the...

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Takamatsu

Takamatsu

Takamatsu is a port city on Japan’s Shikoku Island. It’s known for the sprawling Ritsurin Garden, with a teahouse, koi ponds,...

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Shodoshima Island

Shodoshima Island

Shodoshima Island is known for its olive plantations and soy sauce and has so much to offer. The island can be reached via fe...

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Upcoming Kagawa Events

Tsushima no Miya Festival

Tsushima no Miya Festival

Anonymous

A two day festival held every year. The local train station is also only open during the festival, Tsushima no Miya Station. ...

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Sakaide Ohashi Festival

Sakaide Ohashi Festival

Kim

Running for almost 60 years now, the Sakaide Ohashi Festival is a multi-day summertime affair which boasts parades, dance per...

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Where to eat in Kagawa

Green India

Green India

Anonymous

Green India is a delicious North Indian curry restaurant in Mure Town, Takamatsu.

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Santa's Diner

Santa's Diner

Anonymous

A nice, simple diner-style burger joint in the Yashima area of Takamatsu. Great flavor, great price, and a robust menu of tha...

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Apron Cafe

Apron Cafe

Bonson Lam

In many ways it was the unexpected that took me by surprise at Naoshima. Expecting to find nothing at Lee Ufan museum, but it...

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Places to stay in Kagawa

Chisun Inn Takamatsu

Chisun Inn Takamatsu

Peter Sidell

In Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Chisun Inn is a budget hotel convenient for the city's Japanese ...

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Latest Kagawa Reports

Takamatsu Airport

Takamatsu Airport

Kim

Kagawa's Takamatsu Airport serves as a gateway to the beauty of Shikoku. There are a range of retail stores and eateries at t...

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Green India

Green India

Anonymous

Green India is a delicious North Indian curry restaurant in Mure Town, Takamatsu.

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About Kagawa

Kagawa
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Shikoku
Island Shikoku
Capital Takamatsu
Population 995,842
Area 1,876.73 sq. km

Kagawa Prefecture (香川県, Kagawa-ken) is mainly known for two things: being the smallest prefecture in Japan and for its udon noodles.

In fact, Kagawa’s Sanuki udon is so famous that the prefecture’s tourism PR campaign has been named “Udon Prefecture.” But while you make sure to try out their satisfying Sanuki udon, there’s more to Kagawa than their somewhat self-deprecating tourism campaign name suggests. 23 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage’s 88 temples are within Kagawa’s borders, while the Marugame Castle is one of the oldest castles still standing. 

Other notable tourist destinations include the historical garden of Ritsurin Park, and Kankakei, famous for its maple trees. And if you’re in Kagawa, definitely visit the island of Naoshima, renowned for its many art museums and exhibits surrounded by beautiful natural landscapes.

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