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
Nakatsu Gorge
Gorge with Waterfalls and Blue-Green River Water
A gorge in Niyodogawa town known for clear blue-green Niyodo-blue water, a riverside walking trai...
Shimanto River
Called the 'last clear stream of Japan', the Shimanto River flows undammed for 196 kilometers thr...
Tatsukushi Coast
Eroded Rock Formations Near a Marine Park
A coastline near Cape Ashizuri in Tosashimizu, known for sandstone rock formations shaped by wave...
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...
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 ...
Udatsu Townscape
Preserved Edo-Period Merchant Street with Udatsu Firewall Gables
A preserved street of Edo- to early-Showa merchant houses in Wakimachi, known for the raised udat...
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' ...
Zentsuji
Head Temple Marking the Birthplace of Kobo Daishi
The head temple of the Zentsuji branch of Shingon Buddhism and the 75th temple on the Shikoku pil...
Chichu Art Museum
Monet, Turrell and De Maria Underground, in Daylight, on Naoshima
Tadao Ando's mostly underground museum on Naoshima, opened in 2004, with permanent rooms for Clau...
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...
Michi-no-Eki Shodoshima Olive Park
Olive groves and a white windmill above the Seto Inland Sea
A free hillside park on Route 436 with olive groves, a herb garden and a Greek-style windmill loo...
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...
Great Seto Bridge
Six Bridges, Two Decks: Cars on Top, Trains Underneath
A chain of six road and rail bridges, 9,368 meters across the water and 13.1 km with the viaducts...
Aoshima Cat Island (Ehime)
Two Boats a Day, 34 Passengers Max, and a Few Residents Among the Cats
A tiny fishing island 13.5 km off Nagahama where cats far outnumber the few elderly people who st...
Michi-no-Eki Uchiko Fresh Park Karari
Uchiko-grown produce, ham and bread by the river
A farm market on Route 379 that only sells produce grown in Uchiko, with each grower's name on th...