Things to Do in Shikoku, Japan

Kochi Sunday Market

Long-Running Sunday Street Market on Otesuji

A street market held every Sunday along Otesuji in central Kochi, running for more than 300 years...

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...

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...

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...

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...