Brief Visit to Naoshima Cathy Cawood Modern art on the island of Naoshima includes houses converted to art, a shrine with glass stairs and a polka-dot pumpkin on ...
Culture Honjima Chris Glenn Honjima, a small island in the Seto Inland Sea is an island where time has stood still. The remaining castle town is one of J...
Culture Okubo Temple in Autumn Bret Colebi The 88th and final stop of the Shikoku pilgrimage. From here the only thing left to do is head back to Kukai's final resting...
Winter Illumination in Mannou Park Naoko Takeuchi Winter fantasy in Sanuki Mannou Park is one of the largest scale illuminations in Shikoku area
Culture Utazu's Temples of Love Arlene Bastion Utazu has two sides, one with wedding chapels and the other with old temples. Both are temples of love, just different sorts.
Food Teshima Long Lunch Bonson Lam When you walk or ride the hills that frame this island, it is like riding a silent dragons back. The island is filled with li...
Culture Naoshima Street Walk Bonson Lam Naoshima may be far from the youthful café capitals of Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka, but it packs a punch when it comes to the varie...
Activities Spectacular View of Chichibugahama Beach Takako Sakamoto This beach was just a rustic place where local people used to enjoy visiting until a few years ago, but the reputation spread...
Activities Ajisai Festa at Sanuki Mannou Park Kim Bergström From around mid to late June, Kagawa's Sanuki Mannou Park celebrates early summer with their Ajisai Festival. The park ground...
Culture Genichiro Inokuma Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at the Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art looks at the works of Genichiro Ino...
Activities Sakura Season at Kagawa's Kotohiki Park Kim Bergström Kagawa's Kotohiki Park is one of the destinations on Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom viewing sites list, and it's filled with ...
Accommodation First Inn Capsule Hotel, Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku island, First Inn is a cheap, fun capsule hotel, a convenient and unique...
Food Rana Coffee, Yashima Peter Sidell On the Yashima Plateau near Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Rana is a cosy cafe with a good range o...
Culture Tamamo Park, Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Tamamo Park is a pleasant park, home to the ruins of Takamatsu C...