Shikoku for Solo Travellers

You arrive in Matsuyama and visit Matsuyama Castle, Dōgo, and Temple 51, Ishite-ji using public transport. Your accommodation for the next three nights is a modern hotel in Dōgo with hot spring baths. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you take public transport Uwa in Seiyo, where you explore the old streets of Unomachi and visit the fascinating Ehime Museum of History and Culture. Lunch (not included), is at a local restaurant. Then you take public transport to Ōzu where you visit the castle and Garyū Sansō, a beautiful teahouse villa set in a Japanese garden. You take public transport back to your hotel in Dōgo. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you take public transport Imabari and hire a bicycle to cycle the Shimanami Kaidō, a chain of islands linked by dramatic suspension bridges. Lunch (not included), is at a local restaurant. You take a fast boat out into the rapid currents of the Inland Sea and cruise around Noshima island, once a pirate fortress. Then you take public transport back to your hotel in Dōgo. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you check out of your hotel. Then you take public transport to Kotohira. You check into your accommodation, a spacious ryokan hotel with hot spring baths. You visit the Nakano Udon School where you learn to make udon, the popular local noodles which you enjoy for lunch (included). In Kotohira, you also visit Konpira Grand Theatre and the Kinryō Sake Museum where you can try the sake. Then you walk back to your hotel. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you walk to nearby Konpira Shrine and explore its extensive grounds spread out over the mountainside. Lunch (not included) is at a local restaurant. Then you take public transport to Zentsūji and walk to Temple 75, Zentsū-ji, one of the largest and finest of the temples on the Shikoku pilgrimage. It's also the birthplace of Kūkai, founder of the pilgrimage. You take public transport back to Kotohira. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you check out of your hotel and take public transport to Takamatsu. After checking into your hotel near the station, you take public transport to Ritsurin Garden. Lunch (not included) is at a restaurant in the garden. Then you take public transport back to Takamatsu. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you take public transport to Shōdoshima island. Using public transport, you explore the island including sights such as Goishizan Temple, one of the island's pilgrimage temples, the mountaintop Kasane-Iwa rock, and Shōdoshima Olive Park. You can enjoy tastings at Yamaroku soy sauce brewery and Morikuni Sake brewery, The Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village is also an option. Lunch (not included) is at a local restaurant. Then you take public transport back to Takamatsu. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you take public transport to Naoshima island. Using public transport, you explore the islands various art installations including the Benesse House Museum, the Lee Ufan Museum, the Art House Project, and the underground Chichū Art Museum. Lunch (not included) is at a local restaurant. Then you take public transport back to Takamatsu. Dinner (not included) is at a local restaurant.

After breakfast (included), you check out of your hotel and continue onward to your next destination from Takamatsu Station.