Best Spots In Kagawa

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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.

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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.

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COPOLI is a cafe of lovely doughnuts! The room has a relaxing atmosphere, so it's nice for a rest during shopping or for sweets time♡

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2016 is a leap year and called 'Hinoe-saru' according to the Japanese sexagenary cycle. This year comes once in 60 years and making pilgrimage of Shikoku 88 sacred places by the counter route will give you much more divine help! To start 'Gyaku-uchi' pilgrimage, here the 88th temple, Okubo-ji is the first.

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Kikaku Park is a popular spot to see cherry blossoms in Kagawa Prefecture. On the straight street floating on the lake, there're very photogenic tunnel of 200 cherry blossom trees!◎This is the best 'hanami' place in the east part of Kagawa Prefecture. Best season of cherry blossoms is from the end of March to the beginning of April.

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At an only winery in Shikoku Region, 'Sanuki Winery', you can eat a mellow wine soft ice cream of 100% Concord grape juice and fragrance of Sanuki wine. The percentage of alcohol is under 0.1%, so you don't have to worry about driving a car!◎Sanuki Wine Soft Cream 300 yen. The percentage of alcohol is under 0.1%, you can drive a car after eating.

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The gradation of the sky that is clearly reflected on the mirror-like surface of the water. Selected as one of Japan's top 100 sunsets, be sure to capture the ever-changing beautiful sunset with your camera! The point is to release the shutter when the water surface is not rippling and there is no wind.

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Flower Park Urashima, located at Mitoyo City which has the biggest production of marguerite in Japan, is a scenic spot you can enjoy both flowers and Seto Inland Sea. This year, I found the lovely heart shape made of pink marguerite flowers.◎Free parking area is available. No entrance fee. The best season to see is from the beginning of May to the the middle of May.

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You can have a gracious time while gazing away the Seto Inland Sea at a terrace seats. The cafe's dog is friendly and lovely, please go to see the dog.◎It opens only on Sundays now. And they have temporary closure, you should make it sure beforehand.

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Located at Shodoshima Olive Park, The Greek Windmill was built as a proof of a sister island to Milos Island. And this windmill facing to the beautiful Seto Inland Sea and surrounded with olive trees is a best place to take pictures in Shodoshima Island.◎Access: 5 min walk from a free parking lot of a Road Station: Shodoshima Olive Park. You can also walk from a neighboring Olive Garden.

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Te-shima is located almost in the middle of Kagawa and Okayama. The slope of the 255th prefectural road at Karato area is beautiful photogenic road with peaceful terraced rice fields and Setouchi ocean view. Let's enjoy cycling at beautiful Te-shima Island♪◎255th Prefectural Road near Tashima Art Museum. Access: a public bus is possible, but to hire an electric bicycle would be better for travel around Te-shima Island

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This spring is said to be dug by a priest Kukai and now it becomes a precious water for people in the island. It is designated as a superb water in Sanuki and the important cultural asset.

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Marugame Castle is famous for the highest and beautiful stone walls. And it's also known as a cherry blossom viewing spot whose castle tower is surrounded with pink blossoms. Many people come to enjoy hanami party. Don't miss the outlook over the sea!◎Parking area is available near the castle. By the way, the stone wall is the highest, but the castle tower is the smallest in Japan.

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A timber merchant runs this café. They use wood for furniture and tableware so the warm atmosphere in the shop. In the garden, the local people drink tea and talk together with their dogs.

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The rare shape like an umbrella. It is selected as one of the 100 beautiful pine trees in Japan.

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Takaya Shrine is located at Inazumi Mountain which is over 400m above the sea level. The reason for the popularity is the world seen over the Torii in the sky! Seto Inland Sea and the townscape of Kan'onji are very moving scenery. A reward which comes after climbing up the mountain.◎Walk: 40 min from the parking lot of the foot of the mountain. The road is paved in the first half, but after that, it a mountain path. And there're steep steps at the end near the top. Car: you can access to the shrine by car from Fudo Waterfall.

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Hydrangeas coloring the slope are very impressive. A walk in the lush grove has beautiful blue hydrangeas and makes very fantastic scenery. Hydrangea Festival is held in the middle of June every year.◎30 min could be enough to see slowly around the precinct and walk. Free parking lot is available.

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Ichinomiya Park located along the seashore, is full of resort air like Hawaii with the lawn to the whole park and palm trees. And it's selected as 'Lover's Sanctuary' and popular spot to see the romantic sunset. Let's ring a bell, too!◎Many people come to take pictures of the scenery of sunset. Free parking lot is available. Access: 5 min by car from Onohara IC.

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This is a little and suburban cafe of a wooden house with antique furniture, plants and Bonsai. I like its delicious rich NY cheese cake as well as the lunch!

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Kimbuchi Forest Park is famous as a cherry blossom spot in Kagawa Prefecture. A pink tunnel formed from around the parking area is great enough. But what's more, the cherry blossom co-starring with tulip is more beautiful!

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They milk a cow at sunset and mature for 12 hours to take out of the good flavor of the milk. 'Sunset Milk' gelato has the sweetness of the genuine milk and very mild touch in my mouth. You'll forget the supreme taste of this special gelato.

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There're some cosmos fields at the 350 ha site, 13 times as large as Tokyo Dome. You can see the beautiful yellow cosmos planted on the way to a tea house Chikuhu-an from the entrance square, and take pictures of colorful cosmos planted around the lawn area.◎Autumn colored kochia at the same time of cosmos is also must-see. Manno Park has various event on weekends in autumn, so you can enjoy it with all of your families. Admission fees and parking fees are needed.

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Above the hard distance of 1368 stone steps, there's an inner place 'Izutama Shrine'. It's called a protecting god of this main Kotohira Shrine and filled with spiritual power. And, only people who reach here at last can get this original good-luck charm embroidered 'tengu' with such a power.

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At the 500th step of the stone stairs, Kamitsubaki is must place when you visit Kompira. A long-established and famous in Tokyo, Ginza, Shiseido Parlour manages this café. You can enjoy the genuine sweets of Kagawa foodstuffs even you are in the precincts of the shrine. Cute Kamitsubaki Parfait with Kagawa's candy 'oiri' is special.

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This museum was opened on the concept of "coexistence of nature, art and architecture". And you can enjoy the modern art works and the building itself with the feeling of island's nature. For it stands on a hill, you can see the nice seascape from the terrace.◎Access: from the nearest bus stop 'Tsutsuji-so', you can use free shuttle bus or go on foot. Or go by bicycle from a port. Admission Fee: ￥1030 No photo inside the museum.

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A white huge stainless steel art got an idea from the 28th new island of Naoshima Island. You can enter the art and feel like floating in the sky. Taking pictures as your imaginative way.◎Near Miyanoura Port. You can enjoy for free. Let's go to see it first after you arrive by a ferry.

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Near the museum gate, there is a place where they make a pond and grow plants to mimic 'Water-Lilies' of Claude Monet. I was moved by the world of arts when I saw this scenery after enjoying the museum. What a nice place it is!

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The aquarium is a place where everyone from children to adults can relax and enjoy, with a large aquarium that looks great on social media and dolphin shows with the ocean in the background. One of the highlights of the Shikoku Aquarium is the light production inside the facility. The fantastic light production is like an extraordinary space. The ``Kannazuki View'' looking up at the aquarium is recommended.

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Sky Aquarium Sorakin in the Gold Tower, right near the Shikoku Aquarium in Kagawa Prefecture. The production of goldfish, mirrors, and disco balls is based on the image of a kaleidoscope. The aquarium with the Great Seto Bridge in the background looks like goldfish swimming in the sky. A different world is spreading.

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It's an irregular event tour but worthwhile to visit once in your life. You can specially climb to the top of it (normally keep out) and see the large panorama of Seto Inland Sea.

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In Kagawa, a prefecture of 'udon' noodle, Hinode Seimen-jo was used to be specialized in just making noodle. At the request of the customers, it opens only one hour a day and offer its udon to eat here not only for sale. Freshly made and smooth noodle is so much worth eating.◎Open: 11:30-12:30, you can eat if you join in a line till 12:30. You need to cut chives with scissors by yourself.

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Shami-jima was once an isolated island. Nakanda Beach is a scenic spot to view Seto Inland Sea and Seto Ohashi Bridge. Even one big tree and a bench are very photogenic. What's more, only a few people know here.◎You can access by land. Parking lot is available. Go into the road just one this side of Seto Ohashi Memorial Park.

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A tomato risotto with pulpy wagu beef stewed for five. And they are particular about to use the locally grown rice. The thick taste risotto was very good.

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A long-established soy sauce shop 'Kamebishi' with an impressive red wall, you can eat Udon Noodle that is a specialty of Kagawa. Among many kinds of Sanuki Udon, they use the food called moromi, only the soy sauce shop can use, and prepare 'Moromi Udon'. It's the special one with the excellent collaboration of soy sauce, moromi and chewy udon noodle.

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Shiratori Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture. There are more than 1,000 colorful windmills on display. Now the red and white windmill is decorated with New Year's specifications. It is said that the wish is to "may things turn in a good direction with a good wind blowing".

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A café adjoining an important cultural asset Old-Zentsuji Kaikousya. Roast beef between rye bread is not very strong as it looked.

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Kama-age udon's values are certainly its chewiness of noodle and dipping sauce. They are rumored to be the best of Kama-age restaurant. You can enjoy the very genuine udon noodle's texture because they always provide us with freshly boiled udon. In addition, their dipping sauce was instructed by Masaru Doi who was a leading figure on Japanese food and born in Kagawa. It's not too much to say that the dipping sauce is a kind of cultural asset!

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This lunch boxes is imitated the five storied pagoda of Zentsuji Shrine. The appearance appeals strongly but in the boxes the special seafoods you can taste. You sould eat this lunch boxes here in Zentsuji!