Things to Do in Shikoku, Japan
The smallest main island: an 88-temple pilgrimage, wild gorges, whirlpools and art islands.
74 destinations across 4 prefectures
Festivals in Shikoku
Suggested Itineraries
Places to Visit in Shikoku
Naoshima
Contemporary Art Island in the Seto Inland Sea
A small island in the Seto Inland Sea given over almost entirely to contemporary art, with museum...
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 ...
Oboke Gorge
Emerald River Gorge Carved Through Crystalline Schist Rock
A dramatic river gorge with emerald-green water and towering crystalline schist cliff walls along...
Uchiko
Historic Town with a Kabuki Theater and Wax-Merchant Streets
A preserved town that prospered from vegetable-wax production, home to the restored Uchiko-za kab...
Besshi Copper Mine (Tonaru)
Ruins of a Mountain Copper Mine Called the Machu Picchu of the East
The mountain ruins of the Besshi copper mine at Tonaru (Higashidaira), where stone and brick stru...
Cape Sada
Westernmost Point of Shikoku on Japan's Longest Peninsula
The tip of the long, narrow Sadamisaki Peninsula, the westernmost point of Shikoku, marked by a w...
Mount Ishizuchi
Western Japan's Highest Peak and Sacred Mountain
The highest peak in western Japan at 1,982 meters and one of Japan's seven holy mountains, popula...
Megijima
Setouchi Art Island Linked to the Onigashima Ogre Legend
A small island about 4 km off Takamatsu, associated with the Onigashima ogre-island legend and on...
Awa Odori Kaikan
Year-Round Home of Japan's Largest Traditional Dance Festival
A year-round venue and museum dedicated to the Awa Odori, Japan's largest traditional dance festi...
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...
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...
Ozu Castle
Authentically Reconstructed Wooden Castle Above the Hiji River
A beautifully reconstructed castle built using traditional Edo-period wooden construction methods...
Ryugado Cave
Large Limestone Cave with Stalactite Formations
A limestone cave in Kami city with stalactites, stalagmites and an underground stream, designated...
Tobe Zoo
One of Western Japan's Larger Zoos
A large prefectural zoo in Tobe, near Matsuyama, that lays out its animal areas along the natural...
Cape Ashizuri
Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliff...