Things to Do in Shikoku, Japan

Dogo Onsen

Japan's Oldest Hot Spring Bathhouse

One of Japan's oldest and most famous bathhouses, said to have inspired the bathhouse in Spirited...

Otsuka Museum of Art

Museum of Full-Size Ceramic Reproductions of Western Masterpieces

A large museum in Naruto displaying more than 1,000 full-size ceramic-board reproductions of West...

Teshima

Teshima - Art Island of Dancing Water Drops

A serene Setouchi art island home to the extraordinary Teshima Art Museum, a shell-shaped concret...

Takamatsu

Takamatsu - Udon Capital and Art Island Gateway

Gateway to Shikoku and the Setouchi art islands, famous for sanuki udon noodles and the magnifice...

Matsuyama Castle

One of Japan's 12 original castles, this hilltop fortress offers sweeping views over Matsuyama an...

Chikurinji Temple

Temple 31 on the sacred Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage, Chikurinji Temple crowns Mount Godai with a five-s...

Kochi Castle

One of just 12 original castles, Kochi is the only castle in Japan to retain both its original to...

Niyodo River

Flowing through unspoiled mountain gorges, the Niyodo River draws visitors with its clarity and d...

Tokushima

Tokushima - City of the Awa Odori Dance

Home of the Awa Odori, Japan's largest and most famous dance festival that transforms the entire ...

Ryozenji

Starting Point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

Temple #1 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, where most pilgrims begin their 1,200-kilometer jo...

Katsurahama Beach

Curving along Kochi's rugged Pacific coastline, Katsurahama Beach is marked by the bronze statue ...

Mount Tsurugi

Shikoku's Mythical Sword Mountain with Ancient Forest

The second-highest peak in Shikoku at 1,955 meters, steeped in mythology as the hiding place of a...

Konpira-gu (Kotohira-gu)

Konpira-gu - The 1,368-Step Pilgrimage Shrine

One of Japan's most beloved Shinto shrines, perched atop a mountain and reached by climbing 1,368...

Shodoshima

Shodoshima - Japan's Mediterranean Olive Island

The 'Olive Island' of the Seto Inland Sea, known for olive groves, centuries-old soy sauce brewer...

Imabari Castle

Japan's Finest Sea Castle with Seawater Moat

One of Japan's finest sea castles, built by master architect Todo Takatora in 1602, with a moat f...