Brief Visit to Naoshima Cathy Cawood Modern art on the island of Naoshima includes houses converted to art, a shrine with glass stairs and a polka-dot pumpkin on ...
Accommodation Yoshima YMCA Retreat Kenji Chida Yoshima is a small uninhabited island that is administered by the Kobe YMCA. It offers cabins and guesthouses for visitors lo...
Culture Marukame Castle in Kagawa Lily Marukame Castle in Marukame City, Kagawa Prefecture is one of 12 extant castles in Japan. Completed in 1603, the castle's hug...
Culture Brilliant Colors of Ritsurin Garden Takako Sakamoto Located in the center of Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Ritsurin Garden offers a variety of pl...
Activities Ajisai Festa at Sanuki Mannou Park Kim Bergström From around mid to late June, Kagawa's Sanuki Mannou Park celebrates early summer with their Ajisai Festival. The park ground...
Activities Haru Ranman Festa at Sanuki Mannou Park Kim Bergström Spring at Kagawa's Sanuki Mannou park is a real feast for the eyes, with a wide variety of different blooms to enjoy. From la...
Food Teshima Long Lunch Bonson Lam When you walk or ride the hills that frame this island, it is like riding a silent dragons back. The island is filled with li...
Culture Konpira-san, Kagawa Ben Beechey Konpira-san is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa, Shikoku. It sits on top of Mount Zozu and provides great vi...
Culture Sanuki Udon and Ritsurin Gardens Nathan Palmer Takamatsu in Shikoku is where udon, a Chinese import, first appeared in Japan. Even today the superb local noodles draw touri...
Culture Ritsurin-koen Garden, Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, Ritsurin-koen is the largest traditional garden in Japan, with beautiful views of ...
Culture Kanamaru-za Theater Tony Mariani Kotohira is home to the oldest operating Kabuki theater in Japan, the Kanamaru-za. It's fascinating to visit even when there ...
Culture Yakuri Temple in Autumn Bret Colebi Tucked away up in the mountains over Takamatsu City is Yakuriji, temple number 85 in the sacred 88 pilgrimage of Shikoku.
Nightlife Okadaya Cafe and General Store Bonson Lam A debate on indigenous culinary identity aside, what Okadaya tries to do is to transport the visitor to a time past. Imagine ...
Beauty & Spa Sun Olive Onsen Bret Colebi Sun Olive Onsen is an amazing public bath within the Shodoshima Olive Park.
