Places to Explore In Shikoku

Discover the best places to explore in Shikoku with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Iya Valley and Oboke-Koboke Gorges

In the Iya Valley, mountain villages cling to the side of improbably steep hills while turquoise rivers rush through the ravines below. This remote region...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Kochi

Kochi has earned a reputation for being different. The locals are rough-talking, boisterous, and social, and their spirited city has an attitude far from the...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 10 Things To Do

Kotohira

Kotohira's draw is the Konpira Shrine, a mountaintop temple to the Shinto deity who protects seafarers. Though it's a long climb up a flight of...

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  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Matsuyama

Shikoku's largest city, Matsuyama prides itself on a great history, friendly disposition, fantastic cultural attractions, and a love for fine food, intense fashion, and haiku...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Naoshima

In past centuries, pirate attacks were the biggest surprise you might encounter on the Seto Inland Sea. Now, it's the world-class art museums of Naoshima...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Shimanami Kaido

This 60-km (37-mile) road-and-bridge route connects Imabari and Onomuchi and offers some of Japan's most pleasant cycling...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Takamatsu

If you're coming to Shikoku by train, your first stop will likely be Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. Takamatsu combines urban verve with a...

  • 8 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

Tokushima

Tokushima means "virtuous island"—ironic, considering the local residents' fondness for drinking, dancing, and hard partying. The city's annual Awa Odori dance festival is Japan's biggest...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Uchiko

This small farming town in the mountains south of Matsuyama was a major producer of Japanese paper and wax until the early 20th century Now...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Uwajima

A quiet fishing town south of Matsuyama on the Uwa Sea, Uwajima has two unusual claims to fame, its sumo-style bullfights and a sex museum...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

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