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 Makino Botanical Garden The Makino Botanical Garden, also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at Go...
Culture Konpirasan (Kotohira-gu) Kotohira-gū is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Nakatado District, Kagawa, Japan. This shrine is patron of sea ship...
Culture Benesse Art Site Naoshima A visit to Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture wouldn’t be complete without a day or two at Benesse Art Site Naoshima. This contemp...
Activities Shodoshima Olive Park See the countryside scenery that inspired one of the settings from the classic animated Ghibli film "Kiki's Delivery Service"...
Activities Nakatsu Gorge Appreciate the majesty of nature at Nakatsu Gorge in Kochi Prefecture. This gorge, carved by the Niyodo River, with its cryst...
Culture Imabari Castle Protruding from a concrete landscape—one of the tallest things in sight—is Imabari Castle, in the coastal city of the same na...
Culture Botchan Train Museum The Botchan Railway Museum is designed as a museum for everyone. It tells the story of the Iyotetsu Railway, which has been a...
Transportation Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Traversing Kurushima Strait to connect Oshima Island (a part of Hiroshima prefecture) to mainland Shikoku, the Kurushima Kaik...
Culture Bansuiso Most might not expect to find a French-style villa below Matsuyama Castle, but this elegant construction offers a respite fro...
