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Visitors enjoy a cool boat ride at Takamatsu's Ritsurin Garden Shikoku, the smallest and wildest of Japan’s four main islands, has been a place to return to ...

If you're planning a trip to Shikoku and you haven't looked up the Awa Odori festival yet, stop everything. This is the reason to book your flights. Every Au...

Shikoku is a hidden culinary paradise waiting to be discovered. As specialists and guides who know the area well, we at Shikoku Tours coordinate many food-fo...

Deep in Shikoku's Iya valley region, the village of Shigesue clings like a horseshoe to a hoof-shaped cluster of mountains. The Ishikawa household sits on th...

Buddhist priest Ryōkei Kume has guided visitors through takigyō (waterfall training) for over twenty years. He takes reservations in any season, even deep wi...

Crackling flames cast an orange glow on the fearsome Buddha before the altar. The smell of fragrant smoke fills your nostrils. The pounding of the taiko drum...

For travelers who love both the sea and the mountains, who are drawn to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and the culture and history surrounding them, and...

Anraku-ji, Temple 6 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, is the most common place to stay for pilgrims finishing their first day of walking. Known for its healing hot-...

Located in Naruto, Tokushima, Ryozen-ji’s imposing temple gate marks the beginning of the Shikoku Henro. A newer tradition also sees many pilgrims returning ...

Tucked away on a towering mountaintop, Tairyu-ji is one of the Shikoku Pilgrimage’s most impressive temples, with roots stretching back right to Kobo Daishi ...