Best Tourist Spots In Takamatsu
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Michelin Grreen Guide Japan gives 3-star to Ritsurin Garden. You should visit the cherry blossom illumination event in spring. Though there're not many trees, picturesque night cherry blossoms are proud of its impressive beauty scenery.
Name
Ritsurin Garden
Address
1-20-16 Risturin-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-833-7411
Hours
7:00-17:00,5:30-19:00
Fee
Adult 410 yen、Child 170 yen
How to get there
3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen North Station, 10min walk from Kotoden Ritsurin Koen Station. 3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen Kitaguchi Station. The nearest bus stop is Ritsurin Koen Mae. By car, 30min from Takamatsu Airport, 15min from Takamatsu Chu'ou IC.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
This glass architecture is an exchange center and an information desk at Ogi Port. Various letters form the roof, and its shadow changes every moment to create the beautiful scenery of Ogi Island.
Busshozan Onsen is chic and modern hot spring. Its onsen is good of course, and I like its restaurant's shaved ice very much. Even the last spoon makes me happy for its deliciousness.◎They offer shaved ice from May to November.
Name
Bussyozan Onsen Tenpyouyu (Hot Spring)
Address
114-5 Otsu Bussyozan-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-889-7750
Hours
11:00-24:00 [Sat・Sun・Holidays]9:00-24:00
Closed
4th Tue
How to get there
12 min walk from Kotoden Busshozan Station. By car, 25 min from the center of Takamatsu City.
Rose Garden in Takamatsu Port is not so big, but the location commanding Seto Inland Sea and a big arch of pink rose are very photogenic!◎The best season of roses are from the middle of May to the beginning of June. No admission fee.
Name
Takamatsu Port
Address
12-2 Tamamo-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min from Takamatsu Station
A tourist spot Yashima is located only 20 min by car from the center part of Takamatsu. From the mountain top observatory, you can see the great view of red autumn colors and blue Seto Inland Sea at the same time.◎Yashima is famous for the flat mountain ridge. Access: Yashima Drive Way (it became free road from July in 2017) and toll parking lot is available.
Name
Yashima
Address
Yashima, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
You can see the best night view of Kagawa Prefecture and the fireworks above the Seto Inland Sea at the same time from Shishi-no Reigan Observatory. It can command the evening glow before the fireworks, and after that, the great night view of Takamatsu. It's gorgeous spot, isn't it?◎5 min walk from Yashima Mountain Top Parking Area. The parking area requires 300 yen. The Yashima Dive Way was toll road but now it's free. You should except for the traffic jam after the firework.
Name
Takamatsu Summer Festival
Address
4 Sunport, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
You can see Fireworks around Takamatsu Station, ferry terminal, Yashima Mountain Observatory, and so on.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
According to one theory, this shrine enshrined Toyotama-hime who is a grandmother of the first Japanese Emperor Kammu, and known as a god for an easy delivery of baby. The scenery from the shrine is nice and cats living in Ogi-jima Island will give you a balm.◎A small hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. Whenever you visit, cats are napping here. You can arrive the shrine eventually when you walk around the Ogi Island without searching for, because there're some signboards all over the community.
Ogi-jima Island Lighthouse is unpainted and made from high quality 'Aji Stone' mined in Kagawa. It's selected as one of the 50 best lighthouses in Japan. The beautiful Seto Inland Sea makes the symbol of Ogi Island more attractive.◎Access: 15 min by bicycle from Oji Port. You can go on foot, too. On the way to the lighthouse, you can see the nice view of Setouchi.
At the highest mountain Washigamine in Megijima, the observatory commands a panoramic view of Seto Inland Sea, and what's more, fall foliage together. It's one of the things to see when you travel in the islands of Setouchi Area.◎It's located above Onigashima Cave. Access: take a bus to the cave and go up the steps.
An art work '20th Century Recall' is located at Megijima Island, Kagawa Prefecture. A grand piano with sails at seaside, it looks like a sailing boat. What melody does it play? You can enjoy very photogenic art!◎Access: 20 min by ferry from Takamatsu Port. This piano art '20th Century Recall' is located beside the Migijima Port.
A scenic place you arrive after Yashima Drive Way. The seasonal drink makes us more refreshing. What color do you want to adapt this wonderful blue world?◎You can enjoy walking and make a eating tour around here. I went there on the Golden Week Holidays in May, it wasn't so crowded.
Arriving at Takamatsu Airport, why don't you taste the stock soup for udon noodle here at first? On the second floor, toward the international boarding gate.
Name
Takamatsu Airport
Address
1312-7 Oka Konan-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Fujio Hachiman Shrine located at Fujio Mountain, is well known as a great place of wisteria. The highlight is the large wisteria trellis surrounding the parking area with purple, white and pink flowers. And you can find many other places where the wisteria blooming beautifully all over the shrine. ◎The best season starts from the end of April to the beginning of May.
Name
Fujio Hachiman Shrine
Address
5969 Nishi Ueta-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 20 min from Takamatsu Chu'ou (Center) IC, or 20 min from Takamatsu Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
There's an observatory standing alone in the lush greens you finally arrive after 15 or 20 minutes mountain-walking. You can enjoy seeing the beautiful calm Seto Inland Sea with some ferry boats coming and going without any interruption by other people.◎Access: about a few hundred meters this side of Ogijima Lighthouse, from a sign 'ジイの穴 (Jii no ana) you need to climb about 20 min. Though the roads and steps are equipped, there're some narrow paths hard to walk.
3 minutes walk from the port, a white sandy beach spreads like an arch. And at its edge, there's a romantic and scenic breakwater called 'Koibito Misaki (Lovers Cape)'. You can enjoy the scenery of Seto Inland Sea to your heart content without any obstructions.◎Access: 3 minutes walk to the north from the port. It could be crowded in summer for it's also a beach for swimming.
In 20 minutes by ferry from Takamatsu, Megijima Island is the easiest destination for art tours. You can enjoy beautiful art works in concert with peaceful island. And more, for the art works stands very close to the port, you'll find them as soon as you land Megijima Island.◎Access: about 20 min by ferry from Takamatsu. Half a day could be enough to enjoy whole of the island. Inside the island, there're public buses, but rental bicycle or walking are convenient.
Iwata Shrine is famous for its 'Peacock Wisteria (Kujaku Fuji)' as one of the celebrated trees in Kagawa. I'm surprised that this wisteria spreads from only a single trunk. And you can feel nice in the shower of beautiful wisteria flowers.◎The best season to see is from the end of April to the beginning of May.
Name
Iwata Shrine
Address
511 Iida-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 10 min from Takamatsu Nishi IC, 20 min from Takamatsu Station, or 25 min from Takamatsu Airport. Parking area is available. 10 min walk from Kinashi Station.
Ryuo Park located in Ryuman Pond is well-known as a cherry blossom viewing spot. Lined with stone lanterns, a passage with cherry blossom tunnel is like floating on the pond. You can see very beautiful scenery that you can't expect from outside the pond.◎Parking area is near the entrance of the passage.
Name
Ryuo Park
Address
1865-13 Kami Kawahigashi Kagawa-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 10min from Takamatsu Airport, 10min from Busshozan Station, 25min from Takamatsu Chu'ou (Central) IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
Honenji Temple is a family temple of Matsudaira, a general of old Takamatsu Clan. The scenery of cherry blossoms coloring the precinct with a five-storied pagoda, is wonderful. Especially, you can see its most beautiful view from the opposite bank of the pond!◎A udon noodle restaurant 'Ryuun' in the precinct is very popular. And you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing at Busshozan Park next to Honenji Temple.
Name
Honenji Temple
Address
3215 Ko Busshozan , Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
20min walk from Busshozan Station. By car, 15min from Takamatsu Airport, 25min from Takamatsu Station, 10min from Takamatsu Chuou (Central) IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
We think the most attractive thing of Setouchi Triennale is the fusion of shining sea and arts. Here in Ogi Island, Walking Ark is very popular art that makes us want to take its photos.
The world's first glass lighthouse is called 'Red Lighthouse'. It maintains sea transportation and is a romantic symbol of Takamatsu.
Name
Setoshirube
Address
8 Sanpoto, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
In the room of a warm old house, bamboo arts make rhythmical sounds by winds occurred from somewhere. I have no idea what and how makes these sounds. But this wonderful feeling makes us feel relaxed.◎Author: Akinori Matsumoto Entrance fee: 300yen It gets crowded during the Setouchi Art Festival. Needed time: 15~20min
At Ogi, an isolated island of Takamatsu, a nongovernmental library was born. Holding a coffee in one hand, feel breeze in the island and enjoy the reading time passing slow. Here's a gathering place for islanders, and also people from outside can become familiar easily with this nice place.
Name
OGIJIMA LIBRARY
Address
148-1 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Hours
13:00-17:00
Closed
Tue・Wed・Thu
How to get there
Busshozan Park is famous as a beautiful place of azalea. Pink, purple and white azalea bloom all over the park, and you can find photogenic places anywhere. I like the azalea tunnel in front of Honen-ji Temple.◎The best season to see starts from the end of April to the beginning of May. There're some parking areas. And the gate near Honen-ji Temple is good to see the azalea.
Name
Busshozan Park
Address
Kou Busshozan-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min walk from Busshozan Station. By car, 15 min from Takamatsu Airport, 25 min from Takamatsu Station, or 10 min from Takamatsu Chu'ou (Center) IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
Ogi-jima Island in Seto Inland Sea has many narrow and tangled slopes like a maze. Let's go ahead in adventure mood and see the photogenic arts exhibited in the old houses in the island.◎During the term of Triennial, Passport for arts is convenient, too. Out of the term, you can enter each art for ￥300. Photos permitted, enjoy taking photos collaborating with the art in these mysterious rooms.
