Kotohira 2019: Climbing the stairs to Kompirasan (金刀比羅宮)
I had only one full day left on the island of Shikoku and I spent most of it on a trip to the town of…
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Takamatsu 2019: Ogijima Island (男木島)
With my little detour to Takamatsu Castle concluded, I walked to the city’s port and boarded a ferry going out into the inland sea. Downtown…
Takamatsu 2019: Takamatsu Castle (高松城)
From Mt Yashima I took public transit across town to reach the Takamatsu ferry port for my planned sightseeing on nearby Ogijima Island. On my…
Takamatsu 2019: Chichiyasu Milk Coffee
While I was waiting for the next bus to take me from Yashima back down to the main part of Takamatsu I got a can…
Takamatsu 2019: Mt Yashima (屋島)
From nearby the Shikoku Mura parking lot I took a bus up to the top of Mt Yashima. The top of the mountain has a…
Takamatsu 2019: Shikoku Mura (四国村)
In the morning I rode a train to the eastern end of Takamatsu and got off close to Mt Yashima. I was there to visit…
Takamatsu 2019: Ritsurin Koen (栗林公園)
When my time in Matsuyama came to an end I traveled next to the city of Takamatsu in the northeastern corner of Shikoku. I would…
Ozu 2019: Ozu Castle (大洲城)
My second sightseeing stop in Ozu was at the city’s castle. Ozu Castle is on a hilltop above the Hijikawa River and was first constructed…
Ozu 2019: Garyu Sanso Villa (臥龍山荘)
At the Uchiko train station I boarded a local train that would take me a bit over 10 km to my final sightseeing destination of…
Uchiko 2019: Kamihaga Residence (上芳我邸)
Towards the northern end of the preserved street in the Yokaichi District of Uchiko you can find the Kamihaga Residence. This property was once the…
