Japan News » Shikoku News Japan » Shikoku: Typhoon No. 4 unleashes record rain on Kyushu, Shikoku regions
Typhoon No. 4 made landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, shortly before 6 a.m. on July 5, dumping record levels of heavy rain in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions.
News Japan » Shikoku: Shikoku Japan the hidden paradise for nature lovers
Shikoku Japan The Hidden Paradise For Nature Lovers — Discover the natural beauty of Shikoku Japan, from peaceful mountain landscapes and scenic coastlines to hidden gems perfect for nature lovers and ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Shikoku Is Japan’s Overlooked Food and Adventure Paradise
This is the latest in The Daily Beast’s series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World. Spend enough time on social media, accruing an algorithmic scroll of myriad travel influencers, and ...
News Japan » Shikoku: 14 things to do in Shikoku, Japan
Shikoku is seperated from Honshu by the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima Island, Kagawa, Japan. (Photo: Gettyimages) · tororo via Getty Images The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Shikoku Japan the hidden paradise most travelers miss
Shikoku Japan The Hidden Paradise Most Travelers Miss — Explore Shikoku, Japan’s underrated paradise filled with stunning scenery, peaceful towns and hidden gems that many travelers overlook. #Shikoku ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Pagodas in Japan's Shikoku preserve memories of Burma front veterans
In 1953, Japanese military veterans who had returned from the Burma campaign in World War II and others formed Prefecture Burma association. In 1958, the association ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Online pilgrimages along Japan’s famous Shikoku Henro route begin
The Shikoku Pilgrimage, known as Shikoku Henro in Japanese, is famous both for its rich history and sprawling size. This 1,200-kilometer circular route goes around the four prefectures that make up ...
News Japan » Shikoku: An Introduction to Shikoku, Japan
Most first-time travelers to Japan head directly to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka to explore cities they've seen sprawled across their social media accounts, meanwhile overlooking one of Japan's most ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Fear for Shikoku pilgrimage rises as retirees work instead of walk
The tendency of people to work well into their retirement ages is threatening the future of the sacred pilgrimage route of 88 temples on Shikoku island, tourism officials say. Tackling sections of the ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Shikoku: The only place in Japan listed on the New York Times “52 Best Places to Go”
Over the past few years, a different aspect of Japanese culture is gaining in popularity overseas: the Shikoku pilgrimage, in which pilgrims cover a distance of as much as 1,400 kilometers and visit ...
News Japan » Shikoku: Shikoku: Japan's unique island of traditional arts and culture
Arms flailing in the air, feet two-stepping to the beat, I am doing my best to fit in with the graceful yukata-wearing awa dancers. There's a saying that goes along with the awa dance, "It's a fool ...
News Japan » Shikoku: 14 things to do in Shikoku, Japan
The smallest and least populous of Japan's four main islands, Shikoku is located to the south of Honshu, where its capital Tokyo resides. Despite Shikoku being relatively less popular among tourists, ...