Funaya Hotel, Matsuyama, Shikoku
When I traveled to Shikoku and visited Dogo Onsen, I had the chance to stay at Funaya Hotel in Matsuyama. It is where the Emperor...
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Sakamoto Ryoma
I watched the NHK drama series, Ryomaden 龍馬伝, in 2010 and also the Jin drama on TBS last year, which both focused on the story...
Takamatsu, Shikoku
Takamatsu is the one of the gateway cities to Shikoku . Trains coming across the Seto Ohashi bridge as well as ferries coming from small...
Dougo Onsen, Shikoku
Dougo Onsen is located in Matsuyama, on the island of Shikoku. The Onsen is well sometimes referred to as Botchan Onsen in reference to its...
Naruto Bridge, Shikoku
The Onaruto Bridge is located near Shikoku and is on the highway connecting Kobe with Tokushima. It spans from Tokushima to Awajishima. It is quite...
Naoshima, Shikoku
Naoshima is a small island in the Setonaikai. It takes 20 minutes by Ferry from Uno, near Okayama or 40 minutes from Takamatsu, Shikoku. The...
Shikoku Gift Shops
Whilst in Shikoku I saw lots of gifts for bringing back. The most popular items seemed to be Udon (Sanuki Udon in particular) and anything...
Shikoku Trip
I went on a trip to Shikoku recently and traveled around its 4 Prefectures of Kagawa-ken, Ehime-ken, Kochi-ken and Tokushima-ken. It was my first time...
Japanese Food
On my recent trip to Shikoku I had some wonderful food, particularly produce from the Setonaikai. The taste of everything was fresh and the service...
Myoto Camphor Tree
When I was traveling around Shikoku I came across this great Camphor tree that is over 900 years old. That dates it back to around...
Mt Bizan, Tokushima
Mount Bizan is very close to the center of Tokushima. You can ride the Bizan ropeway up part of the way and get a good...
Shikoku Sunset
The shibuya246 has been down for a few days and I have only just managed to get it back up. The problem, basically, was hackers!!...