The seaside cities of Takamatsu and Marugame are home to a heritage of beauty, from the monolithic to the modern.

Divided into the four prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi, Shikoku can be reached by air, train, bus or ferry from Japan's major cities. With its 88 temples and sacred sites ...

The two new facilities will be Japan’s first top-of-the-line hotels aimed at encouraging guests to explore local areas, or in this case the Shikoku and Setouchi regions. Guest rooms at both ...

Photo credit: Shikoku Camera Club Divided into four prefectures, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi, Shikoku offers visitors an ideal opportunity to experience the distinctive cultures of multiple ...

TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Prefecture--A Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku) expressway bus rolled through downtown Tokushima with a passenger trapped underneath inside the luggage compartment, transportation ...

KOTOHIRA, Kagawa -- Japan's oldest existing playhouse ... The annual spring event "Shikoku Konpira Kabuki Performance" had been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was revived in April ...

Shikoku, with its lushly forested mountains and dramatic coastline, has long been ignored by most foreign tourists. No bullet trains connect the southern island to Japan’s larger cities, and ...