In June 2025, I took 10 days of annual leave to go on a self-driving trip with my family to Hakone, Lake Kawaguchi, and Hokkaido. On the first day, we flew from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport via Japan Airlines. The flight was slightly delayed during takeoff, but we were in good spirits. … Read more
Day 10 of Our Shikoku Self-Driving Trip — Postponed by 2 Days On what became the last day of our extended 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku, we were preparing to fly back to Taiwan in the evening. Due to the typhoon, many shops were closed. Fortunately, we found that the Sojibou, COM Takamatsu was open, so … Read more
Day 1 of our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku, postponed by 2 days Although the trip was delayed by two days, by the first day, the weather had actually cleared up—there wasn’t much wind or rain. So during the day, we just walked around town and did a bit of shopping. In the evening, we … Read more
Our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku was extended by 2 days before we could fly back to Taiwan. On a typhoon day in Takamatsu City, the wind and rain were very light. Besides strolling around the city, we had lunch around 1:00 PM at Matsuya Takamatsu Hyogomachi branch. Every time we passed by this spot, … Read more
Our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku was delayed by two days, so we had to postpone our flight back to Taiwan. On a typhoon day in Takamatsu, we had breakfast at St. Marc Cafe (San Maruko Coffee) in Takamatsu Marugamemachi, near our hotel. Actually, we had been staying at the same hotel for several days, … Read more
On the last night of our 10-day self-driving trip around Shikoku, we had dinner at MAISHOKUYA( Kagawa no Shokudo Maishokuya in Hyogocho), which is located near the Toyoko Inn Hyogocho hotel. Why didn’t we go to Takamatsu Airport? Because that afternoon, our phones suddenly received a notification that our China Airlines flight had been rescheduled … Read more
Day 10 of our 10-day self-driving trip around Shikoku On the last day of our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku, our family took a morning stroll in Ritsurin Garden. Unfortunately, walking in the rain wasn’t pleasant. A typhoon was approaching Shikoku, and the rain suddenly got heavier. So around noon, we decided to walk over … Read more
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