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Shikoku is home to many traditional crafts, and one of the most prominent is indigo dyeing.

Yes, of course. All of Japan is hot in summer.

The Iyonada Monogatari is a sightseeing train, a luxury travel genre that’s currently enjoying something of a boom in Japan.

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 your visit, or you can choose to…

Shikoku Kominka Shikoku offers some unique accommodation choices, and among these, the _kominka_ ranks highly as the sort of place visitors want to stay. A…

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.

Niyodogawa, Kōchi The Niyodo River is one of the three major rivers of Shikoku, which also include the Shimanto River and Yoshino River. It rises…

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.

Enjoy old-style Japanese accommodation in comfort.