Culture Sanuki Manno Park Hydrangea Festival 2025 Kim Bergström From early June through early July, visitors can stroll through Shikoku’s largest hydrangea display at Sanuki Manno Park, wit...
Culture The Naoshima New Museum of Art Officially Opens Kim Bergström With the opening of the Naoshima New Museum of Art on May 31st, 2025, this small island deepens its role as a world-class hub...
Culture Hiketa Hinamatsuri 2026 Kim Bergström The Hiketa Hinamatsuri was first held in 2003, and this annual spring event provides visitors with the opportunity to appreci...
Culture Shodoshima New Sake Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Morikuni Sake Brewery is the only sake brewery on Shodoshima, and they host an annual sake festival to celebrate their pr...
Culture Sakaide Ohashi Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Running for almost 60 years now, the Sakaide Ohashi Festival is a multi-day summertime affair which boasts parades, dance per...
Culture Late Fall in Shikoku - Day Three Rey Waters Strolling through Famous Ritsurin Garden, and eating SANUKI ODUN near Takamatsu Station.
7 Culture Kotohiragu Shrine in Kagawa Lily Kotohiragu Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture is famous and people have visited for worship for a thousand years. Also known as “Kon...
8 Culture Tamamo Park in Kagawa Lily Tamamo Park, in Takamatsu City, Kagawa, is home to the Takamatsu Castle ruins and scores of pine trees. The castle and park a...
6 Culture Marukame Castle in Kagawa Lily Marukame Castle in Marukame City, Kagawa Prefecture is one of 12 extant castles in Japan. Completed in 1603, the castle's hug...
9 Culture Brilliant Colors of Ritsurin Garden Masayoshi Hirose Located in the center of Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Ritsurin Garden offers a variety of pl...
