Author: Max Claeys

Shikoku and Kyūshū Shikoku is the smallest, least developed of Japan’s four main islands. To the west is…

Shikoku is home to four of the twelve castles with keeps that survive from the Edo period. It also has several interesting ‘water’ castles.

Shikoku tantalizes food lovers with its flavourful chicken dishes, such as Imabari’s speedy yakitori and Kagawa’s succulent chicken on the bone.

Shikoku is home to a wide variety of attractive traditional crafts. You may encounter some of them on…

Shikoku Kominka Shikoku offers some unique accommodation choices, and among these, the _kominka_ ranks highly as the sort…

Shikoku is home to Japan’s oldest recorded hot spring.

Shikoku is a great place to dive into the variegated and friendly world of sake.

Yuru-Chara are the whacky mascot characters adopted by municipalities all over Japan. Here we look at Shikoku’s mascot characters.

Not everybody likes snakes, but there are quite a few of them around, and if you know what you’re looking at, they can be delightful.

The people of Shikoku have an urge to dance in summer.