Culture Ritsurin-koen Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, Ritsurin-koen is the country's largest gardens, and also one of its most beautiful...
Culture Naoshima: The Art Island Clifford Bernstein Naoshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, anchors an ambitious work by leading artists and architects from around the world to stimulate..
Accommodation Yoshima YMCA Retreat Kenji Chida Yoshima is a small uninhabited island that is administered by the Kobe YMCA. It offers cabins and guesthouses for visitors looking..
15 Culture Shikoku Mura Art Village L. MacLean Shikoku Mura is a park consisting of traditional homes and buildings from around the island of Shikoku and reassembled here. Most..
Accommodation Chisun Inn Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Chisun Inn is a budget hotel convenient for the city's Japanese..
Activities Konpirasan Shrine Tony Mariani Kompirasan is the main shrine dedicated to sailors and sea-fairing. There are other Kompira shrines in Japan but the shrine in Kotohira,..
10 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..
Culture Monumental Stone Walls of Marugame Castle Bryan Baier An authentic 17th century castle in the heart of Marugame City. The massive 50m tall stone walls are entirely manmade and are the..