Culture Furusato Rekishi Koen, Hakatajima Rod Walters The Furusato Rekishi Koen is a little museum on Hakatajima Island on the Shimanami Kaido. Housed in a building that looks lik...
Activities Tatara Observation Deck on Omishima Rod Walters Above the Tatara Road Station on Omishima is a hill topped with an observation deck that offers a 350 degree view, including ...
Culture Tamao Hachiman Shrine in Imabari Rod Walters Tamao Hachiman Shrine stands above a little port on the Seto Inland Sea. Don't miss this characterful spot at the top of the ...
Culture Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine, Imabari Rod Walters Tsunashiki Tenmangu is an expansive shrine complex with its northern entrance facing onto a beach on the Seto Inland Sea.
Culture The Birds of Dogo Park L. MacLean Dogo Park is the site of a long-disappeared castle. It's also home to an attractive variety of large and small birds.
Culture Anrakuji C. Rio Temple six in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Everlasting Joy. Originally founded by Kōbō Daishi...
Culture Oasahiko Jinja C. Rio Legend has it that in the era of Emperor Jimmu, Ame-no-Tomi-no-Mikoto came to the Awa region (an ancient region that encompas...
Culture Dainichiji - Ichinomiya C. Rio Temple thirteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as The Temple of the Great Sun.
Culture Onzanji C. Rio Temple eighteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Gratitude Mountain.
Monsieur Fujita Jounouchi Naoko Takeuchi Monsieur Fujita Jounouchi is a French restaurant in Tokushima that uses natural ingredients
Culture Ritsurin-koen Garden, Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, Ritsurin-koen is the largest traditional garden in Japan, with beautiful views of ...
Activities An Idyll on the Hiji River Rod Walters The Hiji is a wide river that flows through the middle of Ozu. From boat rides to bird watching, there are several excellent ...
Culture Mercantile History and Culture Rod Walters From the Edo period, the rural town of Uchiko accumulated great wealth through trade in high quality wax candles. You can sti...
Culture Sculpture at Mishima Shrine, Toon Rod Walters The unassuming-looking Mishima Shrine in Toon is home to some interesting wooden statuary dating from the Northern and Southe...
Food Ramen Kobo Ryoka Rod Walters Ramen Kobo Ryoka prides itself on its ramen, and it doesn’t disappoint. The chaashu sliced pork is perhaps the best I’ve ever...
