On the last day of our 10-day, 9-night self-guided trip in Shikoku, our family had planned a morning visit to Ritsurin Garden. Thanks to a free admission voucher offered through a collaboration between the Kagawa Prefecture Tourism Association and China Airlines, we could enter Ritsurin Garden without paying. After lunch, we planned to return to … Read more
After spending the whole afternoon at the Shikoku Aquarium, we were about to head back to our hotel. It started to rain in the evening, and while walking toward Utazu Station, we came across Hinoya Curry Utazu (日乃屋カレー 宇多津店). It had been a while since we last had curry rice, so we decided to give … Read more
After getting off at Utazu Station, we had lunch at the delicious bento shop Hokka Hokka Tei.After finishing our meal, we continued walking to Shikoku Aquarium. It’s a place where you can easily spend a whole afternoon. Many visitors either drive and park in nearby paid lots or, like us, take the train and walk … Read more
On the 9th day of our 10-day, 9-night self-driving trip in Shikoku, we had breakfast at Shodoshima International Hotel before heading to Tonosho Port to catch a ferry back to Takamatsu. After dropping off our luggage at Toyoko INN Takamatsu Hyogomachi, we planned to visit the Shikoku Aquarium. On the walk from Utazu Station to … Read more
Spent the whole day exploring Shodoshima.Since we had a dinner reservation at 6:30 PM at Shodoshima International Hotel, we wrapped up our day with a visit to Dofuchi Strait, known as the narrowest strait in the world. After that, we returned to the hotel, dropped off our luggage, and headed to the restaurant for dinner. … Read more
Before checking into our hotel, our final sightseeing stop of the day was the Dobutsu Strait (土渕海峽), which holds the Guinness World Record since 1996 as the narrowest strait in the world. Many group tours and independent travelers to Shodoshima either begin or end their trip here because it’s very close to Tonosho Port. After … Read more
Shodoshima: A Blend of Natural Beauty and Art Shodoshima is not only home to Nakayama Senmaida, one of Japan’s top 100 terraced rice fields, but also Yakatazaki Sunset Hill, selected as one of Japan’s 100 Best Sunsets. On a small hillside nearby, you can find an art piece from the Setouchi Triennale 2022—“The Time of … Read more