Tag: Shikoku「四国」
Although Tokushima City has a population of a little over a quarter of a million people, the Awa Odori festival receives over 1 million visitors every year. Awa Odori is held on the same dates ...
Kagawa Prefecture「香川県」is in the north-east corner of Shikoku. Kagawa is across the Seto Inland Sea from Okayama, joined by the huge Seto-Ohashi Bridge. The bridge gives easy access to the prefecture by car, bus and ...
Ehime Prefecture 「愛媛県」 is on the west/north-west side of Shikoku. Traveling clockwise around Shikoku’s 4 prefectures, Jamie and Katy the traveler writer/photographer duo spent a week exploring Matsuyama City and the surrounding areas as part ...
Kochi Prefecture 「高知県」 covers most of the southern coast of Shikoku. Two travelers, seeing Shikoku’s four prefectures in four weeks, have just spent a week exploring the coast and natural beauty of Kochi. In this ...
Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s 4 main islands and contains 4 of the country’s 47 prefectures. In this article: Naruto City 「鳴門市」 Iya Valley 「祖谷渓」 Minami 「美波町」 How to get to Tokushima When to ...
A very special 4 week travel adventure has begun, where a British travel writer and photographer couple embark on a 4-week live journey to Shikoku’s four prefectures. Shikoku is southwest of Osaka and south of ...
Visiting a castle in Japan is one of those must do things when you visit Japan. Many people, like me, are interested in seeing these amazing castles while travelling Japan and will visit a handful, ...
Awa Odori... over 1 million people visit Shikoku in the summer to see Japan's biggest traditional dancing festival. See heaps of photos and a HD video from the 2011 festival.
This photo heavy post is the first in a series from travels in western Japan during the summer of 2011. Includes a World Heritage site seeking mission in Kyoto and Shikoku's Awa Odori, the biggest ...
Awa Odori dance festival in Tokushima, Shikoku is the largest dance festival in Japan (and one of the most famous). It is held in summer during the Obon Festival, attended by over 1 million visitors.
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