Best Spots In Kanonji-shi

Torii In The Sky Is Must-See. A Scenic Shrine Becoming More & More PopularTakaya Shrine

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.

A Shrine With 3000 Hydrangea Trees At The Precinct & WalkAwai Shrine

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.

Like Hawaii In Kagawa!? A Romantic 'Lover's Sanctuary' With Beautiful SunsetIchinomiya Seashore

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.

Lovely Ice Cream With Oiri, A Local Sweets In KagawaRoad Station Toyohama

This is a roadside station where you can eat the local ice cream topped with oiri, a little sweet and colorful candy born in the western part of Kagawa Prefecture. I like the nice location with beautiful scenery of Seto Inland Sea!◎Now, there're many sweets using oiri in other prefectures in Japan because they look nice in Instagram.

Kanemochi Udon with Fried Rice Cake Including AnkoKanakuma Mochi

Kagawa locals have a habit of eating Ozouni with rice cake including anko, so they can eat Udon with it. And Kamaboko on the Udon is printed Kaneitsuho that is famous as a spiritual spot of money. Let's try it, delicious!

A Dam Like An European Old CastleHonenike Pond

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.

Spiritual Place Of A Huge Sand Picture In A Town Famous For Luck With MoneyKotohiki Park Zenigata Sand Picture

Kan'onji City is known for luck with money because there's a stand where has got the winning lottery of the highest prize money in Japan. People who see this huge sand picture of old currency 'Kan'ei Tsuho (寛永通宝)' can be favored with money for a lifetime.◎The sand picture is on the seaside. The observatory stands in the same park and it's easy to find the One Way gate. 5min from the foot by car. You can also walk to the observatory.

The Mouth-Watering Gorgeous Full Course Of LobsterSetouchi Gyoen

The restaurant is proud of the lobster dishes. The chef angles from a fish-tank and fillet the living lobster. I want to visit again on some celebrations.

Ibuki Island and One of 100 Selected Sunset in JapanAriakehama Sunset

Delicious Sunuki-Food Chicken with the Bone at Seaside TerraceKasatei

The chicken with bone is famous as B grade gourmet of Kagawa. You can eat the spicy food at seaside terrace in front of the ocean view.

Seasonal Tempura Cooked In Front Of My Eyes And Firm Sanuki SobaMasu Ume

They prepare tentsuyu, tempura sause, but I recommend green tea salt with tempura.

Toyohama's Heated Festival For Lifting Gorgeous 'Chosa' of 2tons High In The SkySanuki Toyohama Chosa Matsuri Festival

Chosa is a drum stand. Here in Toyohama, 23 chosa get together, rock around each other, and people lift them up high in the sky at the finale.

The Sophisticated Room and Original Dishes in Setonaikai National Park, Like a Secret Flower ParkMiyabinosato

The restaurant like a secret garden known by some people is in the Kotohiki Park. The sophisticated room designed by the madam who is a fashion designer looks another world and the fireplace won a interior design award. I could eat great original dishes which I have never eaten.

Kanonji's Specialty 'Custard Strawberry Daifuku'Blanc Kanonji-Main-Store

A big whole strawberry in it. And between mochi (a chewy dough) and a strawberry, there's surprisingly a sweet castard cream. Buy it before it's sold out.

Kotohira Hachimangu's ChosaKotohira Hachimangu's big drums

Toyohama is well known, but Kanonji's Chosa is as admirable as Toyohama's.

Cherry Blossoms All Over The Large Park With Beautiful NatureKotohiki Park

As a national scenic place, Kotohiki Park has beautiful nature such as sea, mountains and pinewoods. And this park is selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom spots in Japan. In spring, you can see so beautiful and picturesque cherry blossoms here. Many people enjoy hanami. ◎Around the entrance to the park is good for taking pics, there're a fountain and bridges. For the large park, it has many parking areas.

Sweet And Soft Kanonji Manju With A Coin MarkHakueido Yanagimachi-Main-Store

There're many fans in and out of the city, and it's liked by all generations. White bean jam in the spongy cake. It's an excellent pastry Japanese and Western style are mixed in.

A Sanuki Wheat Flour Pizza Grilled One By One On The Genuine Stone OvenHagi Garden Terrace

23 centimeters across pizza you can eat up by yourself. Home grown wheat flour Sanuki no yume is blended to ,be a chewy dough, and the oven make good degrees of grill.