Everything for your trip to Kagawa in one place: model itineraries, where to stay, anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals, attractions. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 2 days, 1 nightAutumnChugoku & Shikoku ・ 6 stops ・ November・December
A one-night trip to see the autumn colors at two daimyo gardens, Okayama Korakuen and Takamatsu's Ritsurin Garden. With a night in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter in between, day 2 takes you across the Great Seto Bridge to Shikoku.
🗺 3 days, 2 nightsChugoku & Shikoku ・ 9 stops
A route that starts in Takamatsu and heads west by JR through Kotohira to Matsuyama, taking in the highlights of Kagawa and Ehime. With the first night in Kotohira and the second at Dogo Onsen, you can take your time visiting Kotohiragu Shrine and enjoying the hot springs.
🛏 6 neighborhoodsChugoku & Shikoku
Takamatsu Station & Sunport・Kawaramachi & Marugamemachi Shopping Arcade・Around Ritsurin Garden・Naoshima・Shodoshima・Kotohira (Konpira)
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ogicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa・Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A TV anime based on a Key game, following a young man who visits a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea during summer vacation and the summer he spends with the island's girls. Ogijima and Megijima islands in Takamatsu, Kagawa, the models for the island in the story, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ariakecho, Kanonji, Kagawa・Yawatacho, Kanonji, Kagawa
An anime series about girls in the "Hero Club" at a middle school in Kagawa who take on a battle to protect the world. Kanonji in Kagawa, the main setting of the series, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tonosho, Kagawa
A romantic comedy about the everyday life of a girl who loves to tease and the boy at the next desk who keeps trying to get back at her. Tonosho on Shodoshima Island in Kagawa, the setting of the anime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
⛩️ ShrineChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa
A shrine to the deity of the sea on the slopes of Mount Zozu, affectionately known as "Konpira-san." It is famous as a shrine you reach by climbing a long flight of stone steps one by one, and the official site of the Kagawa Prefecture Tourism Association introduces it as one of Kagawa's power spots.
OctoberChugoku & Shikoku ・ Takamatsu, Naoshima & Shodoshima
Every year October 9–11 (mikoshi procession on the night of the 10th, return procession on the night of the 11th)
2026 (Reiwa 8): Oct 9 (Fri) – Oct 11 (Sun); mikoshi procession from 21:00 on the 10th
Botanical gardenChugoku & Shikoku ・ Takamatsu, Naoshima & Shodoshima
A feudal lord's garden in central Takamatsu, designated a national Special Place of Scenic Beauty. With 6 ponds and 13 artificial hills, and Mt. Shiun and its pine forest behind it as borrowed scenery, it offers views that change with every step. It opens early in the morning, making it good for a morning stroll.
AquariumChugoku & Shikoku ・ Utazu, Kagawa
An aquarium that opened in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture, in 2020. Themed on Shikoku Waterscapes, it recreates the waters surrounding Shikoku, including the Seto Inland Sea, the Pacific Ocean with the Kuroshio Current, and clear rivers such as the Shimanto and Niyodo, in about 70 waterscape exhibits. It's about a 12-minute walk from JR Utazu Station.
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GardenChugoku & Shikoku ・ Takamatsu, Naoshima & Shodoshima
🍁 Typical peak: Mid Nov – Early Dec
🎫 Combo ticketMonthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
