TAKAMATSU--“Drive Shikoku,” a website set up to guide inbound tourists around the island of Shikoku, offers recommended routes and sightseeing spots in Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime and Kochi prefectures.

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...

Shikoku is seperated from Honshu by the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima Island, Kagawa, Japan. (Photo: Gettyimages) · tororo via Getty Images The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, ...

Ryozen-ji Temple, the first stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, marks the beginning of the 1,200-kilometer spiritual journey encompassing 88 temples. Located in Tokushima Prefecture, it features a ...

Of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku in the southwest is the smallest: snuggled in a bay between its two big brothers, Honshu and Kyushu. While it can feel quieter and more remote than much of ...

Western Japan’s Chugoku and Shikoku regions are an antidote to overtourism. Yes, Hiroshima is a deservedly popular destination, but branch out from there and Chugoku offers a tantalizing mix of ...

The henro pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku is celebrating its 1,200-year anniversary in 2014. Today people from all over Japan and the rest of the world are walking the circuit of 88 temples ...

The tendency of people to work well into their retirement ages is threatening the future of the sacred pilgrimage route of 88 temples on Shikoku island, tourism officials say. Tackling sections of the ...

The one constant throughout my eight-day holiday in Japan last month was udon. The part of Japan that we visited, Shikoku, is famous for the thick, white wheat noodles, in particular the somewhat ...

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The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, Shikoku is located to the south of Honshu, where its capital Tokyo resides. Despite Shikoku being relatively less popular among tourists, ...