Best Islands To Travel In Kagawa

Here're best Islands To Travel in Kagawa. We released a ranking of reviews about Islands To Travel posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kagawa.

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Takamatsu

Ogi Port

4 Reviews

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.

Toyotamahime Shrine

2 Reviews

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.

Ogijima Lighthouse

2 Reviews

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.

Kagawa-gun

Benesse House Museum

4 Reviews

A comfortable place where you want to sit forever while looking out at the sea. The famous yellow pumpkin is also nearby. During the summer, it is lit up, so it is recommended to take a walk at night. Also, only hotel guests can enter the museum at night. It's a guest's privilege.

Naoshima Pavilion

4 Reviews

It's an art located at Miyaura Port, an entrance of Naoshima Island. It uses 250 pure-white mesh boards, and people can go into it. We can enjoy taking pictures like floating in the sky.

Pumpkin

2 Reviews

Nao-shima Island has many photogenic art works. Among them, the most popular one created in 1994 by Yayoi Kusama.

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1

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.

Name

Ogi Port

Address

1986 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

2

It's an art located at Miyaura Port, an entrance of Naoshima Island. It uses 250 pure-white mesh boards, and people can go into it. We can enjoy taking pictures like floating in the sky.

Name

Naoshima Pavilion

Address

Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

The roadside near Miyaura Port

3

A comfortable place where you want to sit forever while looking out at the sea. The famous yellow pumpkin is also nearby. During the summer, it is lit up, so it is recommended to take a walk at night. Also, only hotel guests can enter the museum at night. It's a guest's privilege.

Name

Benesse House Museum

Address

Godanji Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-892-3223

Hours

8:00-21:00

How to get there

Bus: get off at Tsutsuji-so, then change to a free shuttle bus. Bicycle: 30 or 40 min from Miyaura Port.

4

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.

Name

Toyotamahime Shrine

Address

1903 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

5

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.

Name

Ogijima Lighthouse

Address

1062-3 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

6

Nao-shima Island has many photogenic art works. Among them, the most popular one created in 1994 by Yayoi Kusama.

Name

Pumpkin

Address

3419 Kyonoyama Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

Bus: get off the bus at Tsutsuji-so, then walk 3 min. Bicycle: 30 min from Miyaura Port.

7

One of the 100 Scenic Spots In Kagawa, a torii stands on Gotanji Beach and faces to Seto Inland Sea. It's near an art work 'Pumpkin', so meny people enjoy taking pictures of this scenery.◎Access: at a beach just near a bus stop 'Tsutsuji-so'

Name

Ebisu Shrine

Address

Gotanji Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

Bus: get off the bus at Tsutsuji-so, just right there. Bicycle: 30 min from Miyaura Port.

8

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.

Name

Koibito Misaki (Lovers Cape)

Address

Megi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

9

It's an enjoyable installation art which you experience at the voice's suggestions. It's also a hotel accepting only one group a day and a café you can eat and drink the island's specialty lemon. By the way, what does this art mean? You'll know that after the experience.◎Admission fee: ¥500 At the café, you can enjoy Teshima Island's specialty lemon such as lemon squash, lemonade and lemon scone.

Name

Lemon Hotel

Address

984 Karato Teshima Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Hours

10:30−16:30

Closed

Tue

How to get there

Bus: get off at 'Shimizu' then 5min walk. Bicycle: 20min from Ieura Port.

10

Yayoi Kusama's art work 'Red Pumpkin' located near a ferry port. You'll see it first just after you arrive at Naoshima. You can enter its inside. Let's take amusing photos of this photogenic art.◎At the open space of a ferry port at Miyaura. You can see it for free. Find it from a ferry deck just before arrival.

Name

Red Pumpkin

Address

2249-49 Miyaura Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

Open space just near Miyaura Port

11

Miyaura Port on the west is well kown as a terminal of Naoshima Island. And a small boat terminal 'Naoshima Port' at Honmura area opened lately as a huge art work like clouds. Art island entertains us as soon as we arrive the island.◎Naoshima Port is called 'Honmura Port', too.

Name

Naoshima Port (Honmura Port)

Address

843 Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

Just the location of Naoshima Port (Honmura Port).

12

Sanagi-shima Island is located on the Seto Inland Sea, and it has become well known as a 'cat island' where the number of cats is bigger then that of people. In the island, the cats will welcome you.◎Access: 50 min from Tadotsu Port by Sanyo Kisen Ferry There're not any convenient stores nor vending machines.

Name

Sanagi-shima Island

Address

Sanagi Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

13

Go'o Shrine has been here since Edo period, and accepted art works when the shrine was repaired. The steps to the shrine are made of glass. Arts added to a solemn shrine, you can enjoy the new style of shrine.◎Visiting the shrine is free, but the underground demands admission fee. Access: go up the steps near an art 'Kadoya'.

Name

Go'o Shrine (Naoshima Island)

Address

820 Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

10 min walk from Honmura Port. Go up the steps near the art work 'Kadoya'.

14

The location where you can feel the sea and the wind in Setouchi, which seems to be lost in a fairyland. There is also a broom rental space, and Shodoshima Olive Park is a place where you can use Kiki for Kiki's Takkyubin.

Name

Shodoshima Olive Park

Address

1941-1 Ko Nishimura Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

0879-82-2200

Hours

8:30-17:00

How to get there

Bus: get off at 'Olive Koen Guchi (Olive Park Gate)', then walk 5 min. Car: 7 min by car from Kusakabe Port.

Parking

Free parking area is available

15

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.

Name

20th Century Recall

Address

80 Megi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

16

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!

Name

Chichu Art Museum

Address

3449-1 Naochima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-892-3755

Hours

10:00-18:00

Closed

Mon

How to get there

Bus: get off at Tsutsuji-so, then change to a free shuttle bus. Bicycle: 50 min from Miyaura Port via Honmura. Or 25-30 min on the seaside road, though it's steep.

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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.

Name

Walking Ark

Address

104-6 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

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