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Shikoku even has a village populated by scarecrows.
News Japan » Shikoku » Commerce: 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 » Commerce: Why Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Should Be On Your Bucket List
Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Commerce: 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 » Commerce: 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 » Commerce: Why Shikoku should be your next Japanese getaway
Of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku in the southwest is the smallest: snuggled in a bay between its two big brothers, Honshu and Kyushu. While it can feel quieter and more remote than much of ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Commerce: 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 » Commerce: Done the Camino? Try tackling Japan’s 88-temple Shikoku Trail
Bow respectfully at the temple gate. Cleanse hands and mouth at the fountain. Sound the bell. Leave a name slip with your wish in the main hall, light a candle and three sticks of incense, toss coins ...
News Japan » Shikoku » Commerce: 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, ...