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Shikoku

Discover Shikoku’s four prefectures through Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Tokushima and Kochi. Bridges, ferries, limited-express trains and buses each serve different journeys.

Travel planning

Decide how you will enter the island, then check onward services. Mountain and coastal routes can take longer than a map suggests.

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Guides (3)

GuideSeptember 24, 2026

Where to Go in Shikoku: Following the Island’s Natural Routes

Shikoku is Japan’s smallest main island, but its mountains, coasts, and rivers give each part of it a distinct character. For travelers arriving from western…

Shikoku · Seto Inland Sea · Okayama · Awaji Island · Naruto · Tokushima · Takamatsu · Sanuki · Kagawa · Kotohira · Matsuyama · Dogo · Ehime · Uchiko · Ozu · Uwajima · Shimanto · Kochi · Nakamura · Katsurahama · Muroto · Kansai · Awa-Ikeda · Oboke · Iya · shikoku · kotohira · uchiko · ozu · uwajima · shimanto · naruto · oboke-iya

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Ferry and islands at sunset viewed from Ikeda Port on Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Cropped
GuideSeptember 24, 2026

Exploring the Seto Inland Sea: Awaji Island, Naoshima and the Shimanami Kaido

The Seto Inland Sea is not simply the water beside the Sanyo route. It is a travel region in its own right, where islands, ferries, bridges and port cities…

Akashi · Awaji Island · Kobe · Sumoto · Fukura · Naruto · Tokushima · Shikoku · Okayama · Takamatsu · Kotohira · Uno · Naoshima · Miyanoura · Shodoshima · Tonosho · Ikeda · Sakate · Onomichi · Setoda · Ikuchijima · Imabari · Hiroshima · Kure · Matsuyama · seto-inland-sea · awaji-island · naoshima · shodoshima · shimanami-kaido · imabari · ikuchijima-setoda · omishima · onomichi · shikoku · kotohira · naruto

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