Best Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) In Shikoku

Here're best Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) in Shikoku. We released a ranking of reviews about Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Shikoku.

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Ritsurin Garden

17 Reviews

Ritsurin Garden's autumn illumination is one of the events that I recommend to visit every year. It's near the central of the city and has an easy access from both Takamatsu Station and airport. This illumination is held for limited 10 days, 11/19-11/28 in 2016!

Reoma World

3 Reviews

It has won Japan Illumination Award for consecutive three years, and it's the largest scale with 2.5million lights in Chugoku-Shikoku Region. So shining illuminations including projection mapping. My special instagrammed spot in this area!◎Amusement park 'Reoma World' has winter illumination from 10/28, 2017 to 2/28,2018. Winter Illumination Ticket (available from 17:00) is special priced 1300yen~.

Sanuki Mannou Park

9 Reviews

The illumination of 550 thousand lights changes its theme and patters every year and is worth seeing so much! There're some places to see the illumination from its above, so we can see more powerful panoramic views!◎Till January 6th in 2018.

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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

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Nio Dragon Festival' is hold to pray for rain in Mitoyo city, Kagawa Prefecture. A huge dragon made of straw and bamboo , which is as ling as 35m and weights 2t, is carried by 200 people. Then, the other people with buckets and water guns throw water from the both sides of the street. It's an exciting summer festival.◎Date & Time: 8/5, water throwing is 20:00~. You need to wear you can get wet and bring buckets, water guns and so on. There're some food strolls.

Name

Nio Dragon Festival

Address

34-2 Nioshin Nio-cho, Mitoyo-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

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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.

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Magijima Island Art Tour

Address

15-22 Magi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

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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.

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An art island 'Teshima' has many art works because of the Setouchi Triennial (art festival) hold every three years. Some arts are in harmony with the island scenery like the sea and rice fields, and some give us a surprise. Making an art tour is one of the attraction of the island trip.◎You can see and enjoy the arts even out of the term of Setouchi Triennial. It'll be convenient for you to check beforehand because each art has holidays.

Name

Teshima Island Art Tour

Address

384 Ieura Teshima Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

6

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.

Name

Naoshima Pavilion

Address

Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

The roadside near Miyaura Port

7

Yayoi Kusama's art work 'Pumpkin' has its beautiful yellow under the clear blue sky. Tourist from all over the world make a line to take pictures of this art.◎Access: it's located on the shore between Honmura area and Chichu Art Museum. Nearest bus stop is 'Tsutsuji-so'. You can see 'Pumpkin' for free.

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.

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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

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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'.

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I think fans of trains also are inpatient for the event. According to the Tsushima Shrine festival once a year, this rare station 'Tsushima no miya' opens for only two days.

Name

Tsushima-no miya Station

Address

O'omi Mino-cho, Mitoyo-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

11

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

Name

Akinorium

Address

1886 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

12

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.

Name

KALEIDOSCOPE BLACK & WHITE

Address

1896 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

13

An art work 'Memory Bottle' stuffed photos of islanders in Ogijima, is exhibited like an illumination inside a small warehouse. It's a romantic room of beautiful art made up with lightened and gathered memories.◎Entrance fee: 300yen, or Triennale Passport is available during the art festival. You can take pictures.

Name

Memory Bottle

Address

1697 Ogi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

14

In a greenhouse with the lush tropical plants, you can enjoy the elaborate displays of gorgeous flower 'orchid'. Whatever you take pictures in the greenhouse, they're all photogenic! What's more, I want you to enjoy the perfume-like sweet fragrances that are original for orchid.◎Held every February with various concept. In 2018, the concept is 'Orchid, Lovely Fragrance'. In winter with less flowers, you can see many flowers only by orchid exhibitions. If you want to take pictures, during morning and till 15:00 is ideal because the sunlight comes into the greenhouse.

Name

The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden

Address

4200-6 Godaisan, Kochi-shi, KochiGoogle Map

Tel

088-882-2601

Hours

9:00-17:00

How to get there

Parking

Parking area is available

15

Ritsurin Garden's autumn illumination is one of the events that I recommend to visit every year. It's near the central of the city and has an easy access from both Takamatsu Station and airport. This illumination is held for limited 10 days, 11/19-11/28 in 2016!

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

16

Aurora can be seen in Kagawa!? A largest amusement park in Shikoku Region 'Reoma World has miraculous aurora show. The latest light technology shows aurora, and it wavers in the sky with music. You can enjoy the fantastic night view that beyond your imaginations.◎Schedule: everyday till 2/18 in 2018.

Name

Reoma World

Address

40-1 Kurikuma Nishi Ayauta-cho, Marugame-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

0877-86-1071

Hours

10:00-

How to get there

Parking

Parking area is available

17

The illumination of 550 thousand lights changes its theme and patters every year and is worth seeing so much! There're some places to see the illumination from its above, so we can see more powerful panoramic views!◎Till January 6th in 2018.

Name

Sanuki Mannou Park

Address

Yoshino Mano-cho, Nakatado-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

0877-79-1700

Hours

9:30-18:00

Closed

Tue

Fee

Adult 450 yen、Child 0 yen

How to get there

BY car, 30 min from Zentsuji IC, 45 min from Takamatsu Station, 25 min from Takamatsu Airport. Toll parking area is available.

Parking

Toll parking area is available

18

Oboke George is famous for the great beauty of nature. And about 160 carp streamers (Koi-nobori) swim gently above the Yoshino River in every spring. You can see them from the pleasure boat.◎Carp streamers decoration: from the end of March to the end of May. You can see carp streamers and ride the pleasure boat at 'Oboke-kyo Man'naka'.

Name

Oboke Gorge

Address

1520 Nishi Yamashiro-cho, Miyoshi-shi, TokushimaGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 30 min from Otoyo IC, 35 min from Ikeda IC, 50 min from Kawanoe IC. 25 min walk from Oboke Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

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Teshima Art Museum at Teshima Island in Kagawa. As well as the main art building, you can enjoy the scenery of Seto Inland Sea and terraced rice fields before you arrive there. Because of the good location, this scenery is one of the arts that the museum visitors can see.◎Benches are prepared, you can see the views comfortably. It's possible to enter the museum many times in a day, enjoy the views of different times.

Name

Teshima Art Museum

Address

607 Teshimakarato Tonosyo-cho, Shozu-gun, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

0879-68-3555

Hours

10:00-17:00,10:00-16:00

Closed

Tue, Tue・Wed・Thu

Fee

Adult 1540 yen、Child 0 yen

How to get there

Bus: get off at 'Teshima Art Museum'. Bicycle: about 25min from Ieura Port.

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Located at Kan'onji City, Hounen-ike Dam is an Important Cultural Asset and its landscape like an European old castle is popular as a tourist spot. The discharge with roar is very impressive!◎Surrounded with beautiful seasonal scenery, you can look the dam from both its top and foot. The irregular discharge has become a popular event.

Name

Honenike Pond

Address

Honenike, Kanonji-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

How to get there

Parking

Parking area is available

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