Places to Explore

• Iya Valley and Oboke-Koboke Gorges

  At the exact center of Shikoku the old roads yield a hidden paradise. The roaring river Yoshino-gawa cuts through tall verdant mountains and the gray stone gorges Oboke and Koboke, while over the next ridge... (more)

• 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 Japanese mainstream. The famous Yosakoi Dance... (more)

• Kotohira

• 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. You'll be quickly captivated... (more)

• The Shimanami Sea Road

  Your Shikoku excursion will begin and end with trips over the water, and the best way to come or go from Western Honshu is the Shimanami Kaido: 10 long bridges create an unbroken thoroughfare between Imabari... (more)

• Takamatsu

  Coming to Shikoku almost certainly means a trip through cosmopolitan Takamatsu, a city whose urban verve doesn't compromise the relaxed down-home atmosphere; a short walk down the city's wide, sunlit boulevards... (more)

• Tokushima

  Tokushima has a treasure trove of fabulous sights and unique local attractions. Most visitors stay near the city's center or in Naruto, a nearby peninsula famous for giant whirlpools that churn and thunder... (more)

• Uchiko

  Walking the cobbled hills of Uchiko feels like traveling back in time. Go straight out of the station and follow a wooden sign pointing left to the old shopping street Yokaichi , where the only change... (more)

• Uwajima

  Uwajima's claims to fame are its sumo-style bullfights and a notorious sex museum with displays that would make Jenna Jameson blush.... (more)