Things to Do in Shikoku, Japan

The smallest main island: an 88-temple pilgrimage, wild gorges, whirlpools and art islands.

55 destinations across 4 prefectures

Suggested Itineraries

Places to Visit in Shikoku

Attraction
Kochi

Shimanto River

Called the 'last clear stream of Japan', the Shimanto River flows undammed for 196 kilometers thr...

Shimanto, Kochi, Japan
Garden
Kochi

Kitagawa Monet's Garden Marmottan

Garden Modeled on Monet's Giverny

A garden in Kitagawa village designed after Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, and the only place ...

Kitagawa, Kochi, Japan
Attraction
Tokushima

Mount Bizan

Tokushima's Eyebrow Mountain with City Views

Tokushima's symbol mountain, named for its eyebrow-shaped ridge. A ropeway reaches the summit in ...

Tokushima, Japan
Mountain
Kagawa

Kankakei Gorge

Shodoshima Gorge with a Ropeway and Autumn Foliage

A gorge in the interior of Shodoshima with eroded rock formations, a ropeway to the summit, and a...

Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
Attraction
Tokushima

Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridges

Two Vine Bridges Deep in the Oku-Iya Valley

A pair of vine bridges over the Iya River in the remote Oku-Iya area, comprising a longer 'male' ...

Miyoshi, Tokushima, Japan
Landmark
Kagawa

Angel Road

Tidal Sandbar Linking Small Islands off Shodoshima

A sandbar on Shodoshima that emerges at low tide, creating a walkable path connecting a series of...

Tonosho, Kagawa, Japan
Temple
Tokushima

Tairyuji Temple

Mountain Pilgrimage Temple Reached by a Long Ropeway

Temple 21 of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, set on a wooded mountain in Anan and usually reach...

Anan, Tokushima, Japan
Historic Site
Ehime

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...

Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Beach
Kagawa

Chichibugahama

Tidal-Flat Beach Known for Mirror-Like Reflections

A shallow tidal-flat beach in Mitoyo where thin water left at low tide creates mirror-like reflec...

Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan
Theme Park
Kagawa

New Reoma World

One of Shikoku's Largest Theme Parks, with an Asian Palace and Illuminations

One of the largest theme parks in Shikoku, part of the Leoma Resort at Marugame, combining amusem...

Marugame, Kagawa, Japan

Prefectures in Shikoku