Shikoku

Ehime Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Kōchi Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture

愛媛県、香川県、高知県、徳島県

$10 / night business hotel in Takamatsu, Japan

July 8, 2016 in Japan, Shikoku, Travel 12 comments

This too good to be true deal was actually real! Read on to find out how I did it 😉 #hotel #japan #travel

Starving in Japan – Megijima, Japan

July 1, 2016 in Japan, Shikoku, Travel 186 comments

That was the 4th trip to Takamatsu, so I didn’t bother to do any research. 20min ferry ride later… Voila, we’re on Megijima 女木島, Island of the Ogres. Er… Where were the vending machines? Where were the convenient stores? Where were the people?

Ritsurin park – Takamatsu, Japan 栗林公園

January 15, 2016 in Japan, Shikoku, Travel 14 comments

Take my breath away already! This park was AMAZING. Impeccably trimmed and a sheer Japanese beauty in the botanical form. Think lake, zen garden, bridge, koi fish, bonzai, boxed grown trees, Japanese tea house overseeing the lake… This beauty was categorised as National Special Scenic Beauty, it was the largest one […]

Udon school – Kagawa, Japan 中野うどん学校, 香川県

October 9, 2015 in Japan, Shikoku, Travel 9,908 comments

Nakano udon school 中野うどん学校 is located in Kotohira 琴平町, just outside of Takamatsu 高松市. This small town has it all going – shrine, onsen and lots of sanuki udon eateries. Kotohira is mainly known for its shrine, Kompirasan daigongen 金刀比羅宮… in short, it is the shrine with a 785 steps hike (people are […]