Activities Tobe Zoo Rod Walters Tobe Zoo sits on a forested hill-top south of Matsuyama. It’s the first zoo to successfully raise a polar bear by human hand a..
Activities Climbing Mt. Ishizuchi Featured Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in western Japan, is an easy enough walk, except for the last bit.
Activities Kazahaya Fireworks Festival Rod Walters Kazaya Umi Matsuri is the quintessential summer fireworks event in rural Japan. Join yukata-clad locals for cold beer and oohs.
Activities Discover Shikoku in Six Days Ignatius Koh Being Japan's smallest island, Shikoku isn't the first place most first-time or even second-time travellers would cons..
Activities Omishima Island Rod Walters Omishima is an artistically and religiously significant island in the Inland Sea. Part of Imabari, it’s accessed by the Shim..
Activities Murakami Suigun Museum Rod Walters The Murakami Suigun Museum on Oshima off the coast of Imabari is dedicated to the pirates turned coastguards of the Seto Inland..
Activities Hakatajima Island Rod Walters Hakata Island on the Shimanami Kaido has fantastic beaches, dramatic cherry blossoms, and a salty history.
Camping & Trekking Kashima Island Rod Walters Kashima Island is the blob of mountain dominating the coast north of Matsuyama. It’s good for swimming, camping, barbecues and..