Nakahama Manjirō
Nakahama Manjirō, one of the first Japanese to visit America, played an important role in the opening of Japan.
Nakahama Manjirō, one of the first Japanese to visit America, played an important role in the opening of Japan.
The Shimanami Kaidō is a chain of islands across the Seto Inland Sea, joined by a series of bridges which carry an expressway and cycle paths.
A dramatic, flat-topped mountain island bordering Takamatsu on its east side, Yashima is named the “roof island”, after its characteristic shape.
Tojindaba is the site of a prehistoric stone circle and a fascinating rock formation overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The Muroto Peninsula forms the southwestern part of Shikoku, where the island comes to a sharp point.
A beach area popular with locals for camping and water sports in the summer months.
The southernmost point of Shikoku, at the tip of a peninsula projecting into the vast Pacific Ocean.
En no Gyōja En no Gyōja was an ascetic and mystic, and the founder of Shugendō, a…
Kūkai Kūkai was a Buddhist monk, born in Shikoku, known for founding the Shingon sect and the…
The Temple of the Eight Chestnuts