Kagawa Prefecture Tours

Make the most of your time in Takamatsu on a fully customizable private tour. Don’t waste time and energy following around a group of tourists to sites you’re not interested in. Pick your top choices and your guide will customize the tour. Check out Takamatsu Castle, the Folkcraft Museum, gardens, shrines and temples, and much more. This is an ideal introduction to Takamatsu and Shikoku.

This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Takamatsu! This buoyant port city boasts many attractions, including Takamatsu Castle, regional culinary specialties like Sanuki-udon, and one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan, Ritsurin Koen. Takamatsu also serves as the gateway to the many beautiful islands in the Seto Inland Sea, making it a perfect base for exploring the region. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you! Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Visit 7 temples with a guide and experience the charm of pilgrimage and Buddhism. Seven Temple Pilgrimage or Nanakasho Mairi is a one-day tour to visit seven temples of the 88 sacred temples of Shikoku Pilgrimage, from the 71st to the 77th temple. Guests will visit all seven temples with a guide by bus. The tour offers a variety of programs to experience the charm of pilgrimage and Buddhism such as walking pilgrimage experience on the old path, a visit to exclusive rooms at the temple, meditation experience, and Shojin French lunch course.

Private tours to popular Instagrammable places in Kagawa! We will guide you to the most popular sightseeing spots such as "swing in the sky," "Honenike Dam," "Chichibugahama Beach," and more for absolutely instagrammable places. A total of 8 hours of tour! The tour can be arranged as it is a private tour! We will offer you a trip where you can take "a miraculous shot" that you normally would not be able to take♪

In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. This tour is a leisurely bicycle trip that combines British-made folding bicycle BROMPTON and public transportation, which is different from the usual cycling tour. Even if you are not a cyclist and you are not very confident in your physical fitness, the guide will support you so that you can take a tour without difficulty.

Get a small taste of the Shikoku Pilgrimage by visiting temples 86-88 and seeing the goal where pilgrims finish their journey. Follow along Small and beautiful country roads to see how the pilgrims travel and learn about Japanese culture. Visit the beautiful temples and meet local people. E-bikes make this ride very enjoyable for all level riders over 150cm.

In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. This tour is a leisurely bicycle trip that combines British-made folding bicycle BROMPTON and public transportation, which is different from the usual cycling tour. Even if you are not a cyclist and you are not very confident in your physical fitness, the guide will support you so that you can take a tour without difficulty.

It is a shooting plan at Chichibogahama, which is famous as "Lake Uyuni in Japan". We will depart from Takamatsu city at dusk, which is the most popular time for photography. It is a chartered taxi that can pick you up anywhere in the city.

Use natural indigo dye to create a unique souvenir that you can take home with you! Trained in Tokushima Prefecture, the home of indigo dyeing, the owner of Khimaira will show you how to use indigo dyeing techniques to create your very own, original design. Enjoy a little time for yourself while learning all about the characteristics and composition of indigo dye. You can also bring your creation home with you!

Demonstration of "tea procedure" including hands-on lesson. You will learn the basic concepts and ideas of tea ceremony learning how to behave in a tearoom and how to appreciate its decoration. Then we will tell you how to drink it, and also serve you a wagashi, Japanese cake.

Float freely over the water’s surface at a historic dam built 70 years ago in Takamatsu’s Shionoe Town How would you like to take a relaxing cruise on the smooth and tranquil waters of a historic lake surrounded by natural beauty? Enjoy the breeze or chat with family and friends as you leisurely glide over the water’s surface.

Day 1: Welcome to Naoshima You take the train to Uno (Okayama) then the ferry to Naoshima. On site you collect your car at the port of Miyanoura. Check in at your hotel and take advantage of the rest of your day to visit the island's many museums. Day 2: Visit of Teshima Leave your car at the pier and take the ferry to Teshima. Another car awaits you on arrival and for 6 hours you can go around this small island, admire the view and visit the museums. We then advise you to return the car and, if you have time before the 4:17 p.m. ferry, to visit the Teshima Yokoo House Museum, which is located near the pier. Day 3: Last day in Naoshima Take advantage of your last day in Naoshima to visit museums and enjoy the island. Take the ferry back to Uno.

By using e-bike, anyone can enjoy sightseeing more comfortably and easily because Teshima is a small island but has big mood swings.

Steady steps, still air, and peace. Feel the timelessness of Japan by experiencing an ancient tradition. Located in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea lies Shikoku, famous for its thick noodles called udon, oranges, art, and a special circuit of 88 temples waiting to be discovered. Why not start uncovering authentic Japan by experiencing a part of this great trek? - Visit two temples, each with their own unique history and scenery - Enjoy hiking along the peaceful and beautiful Goshikidai Mountain range - If desired, experience the hike wearing traditional pilgrim attire

“Sanuki Norizome” glue resist-dyeing is a traditional craft in which patterns are drawn on fabric using glue made from glutinous rice. At Somesho Yoshinoya, which has produced dyed goods in Kotohira Town for four generations, learn how to make a tote bag using the traditional techniques of Sanuki Norizome glue-resist dyeing.

✓Friendly tour guide loved by many tourists over 9 years ✓The popular tourist attractions such as Red Pumpkin, Yellow pumpkin, Honmura village area,Chichu Museum(website booking is required), Bennese House Museum ✓You can customize tourist attractions according to your interests. Lunch :There are cozy restaurants or fancy beautiful restaurants and so on. Pick up from Okayama,Uno port is also available(additional pick up fee will be needed) Reviews from clients at viator private tour: We just came back from our day with Emi, and what a day it was. In six hours we accomplished so much, and in such a pleasant way. Emi was both knowledgeable and friendly, very flexible to accommodate all our requests and went out of her way to make our day a memorable one. Time flew and when we had to say goodbye we felt sorry we couldn’t ask Emi to join us for the next two yin Japan. , The places Emi took us to are the top attractions, but with Emi it felt we are with a friend, not a guide.

Takamatsu City might be an important economic center on the island of Shikoku, yet in between the corporate gearwork that keeps Kagawa Prefecture running is an array of cultural, artistic, and traditional expression. This three-day-tour will bring visitors along these avant-garde currents full of unexpected cultural exploration and discovery. This will include taking part in traditional arts that have been preserved by the few masters that continue to hold on to traditional knowledge as well as sampling the richness that only the farms of Japan’s smallest prefecture can offer. This tour will also ferry visitors across the rolling blue vastness of the Setō Inland Sea to islands rich in artistic endeavor that not only challenge what art can be but also showcase the transformative power art commands in the region. This tour will also bring visitors face to face with temples and pilgrimage paths that have been untouched by time yet are always awaiting new faces.

This is a 30-minute private photo session exclusively for the person who booked. We cater to all arrangements - couples, families, and singles. The shooting location is one of the most beautiful spots for evening scenery on Naoshima, chosen by the local grandparents who have lived on the island for a long time. At this location, you can capture photos with natural expressions while admiring the calm sea and sky of Naoshima. Don't worry if you're not used to being photographed. My laid-back communication style will help you enjoy yourself and be at ease. This is a perfect memento of your trip to Naoshima.

Choose from a variety of Japanese papers and fabrics dyed with glue-resist dyeing techniques or indigo to create your very own Marugame Uchiwa Fan! Marugame Uchiwa Fans have been produced for 400 years using a 47-step process. At Uchiwa Studio Kaze no Tane, one craftsperson performs all 47 steps to create uchiwa fans using a wide variety of Japanese papers and fabrics dyed with glue-resist dyeing techniques or indigo. Choose your favorite paper or fabric and create your very own original Marugame Uchiwa Fan to take home as a souvenir!

Start cycling in small island of Shikoku, and continue cycling on the Eastern Shore. Cycle through small villages in Kochi and wrap up your trip by cycling in world famous Shimanami Kaido's route. A chance to explore local areas, interact with the locals, view beautiful nature scenery, travel like a local in Shikoku.

Walk the 1200 years old Ohenro Pilgrimage Route with local foreigner living in Shikoku area for almost a decade.

Traveling Shikoku on the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage The natural path from Shiromine-ji Temple (No. 81) to Negoro-ji Temple (No. 82) in the mountains of "Goshikidai", a trapezoidal mountain range straddling Takamatsu City and Sakaide City in Kagawa Prefecture, is protected as a nationally designated historic site, "the Sanuki Pilgrim Path — Negoro-ji Temple Path" It is known as a nature-rich hiking route with well maintained and relatively few ups and downs. Along the way, there are old markers, stones and rest huts built for the pilgrims, which tell the history of the pilgrimage. Walk the pilgrimage route with a guide, refresh yourself in nature and experience Shikoku's pilgrimage culture by praying at the fuda-sho and receiving a lecture on the history and culture of the pilgrimage!

Naoshima is the main island of a township made up of twenty-seven islands administered by Kagawa Prefecture. The island has a documented history going back to the Heian period, but today it’s known for its contemporary art museums, which draw visitors from all over the world, especially during the Setouchi Triennale art event held every three years in the region. Since the island is part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park, there are strict rules for the visual impact of new buildings, so many of the art museums are built into the ground, creating an interesting aesthetic of their own. ・You can enjoy to go around Naoshima island by bicycle (with power-assisted bicycle, e-bike) with Private English Speaking guide. ・Chichu Art Museum (excluded entrance ticket's fee : 2100 JPY and you should buy the online tickets) *there is not possible to take a enough time to visit here in this tour )