Kagawa Prefecture

Understand

Kagawa used to be the province of Sanuki (讃岐). It is connected to Okayama on Honshu by the Great Seto Bridge: a series of double deck bridges connectingacross a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea.

Tourist Information Visit Kagawa is the prefecture's official multilingual information site.

Getting there

By plane Takamatsu Airport (TAK IATA) with flights from Tokyo, Kagoshima, and Naha on the domestic side, and Taipei, Seoul and Shanghai on the international side.

By train Takamatsu is the main train gateway to Shikoku. There are frequent services in all directions: north to Okayama on the Honshu mainland, west to Matsuyama, south to Kochi and east to Tokushima.

By bus Buses connect JR Takamatsu station with the other prefectural capitals in Shikoku, as well as places like Osaka Kansai Airport, JR Osaka station, Fukuoka, and others.

See

Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園) is a large garden in Takamatsu, considered by many to be one of Japan's most beautiful. Marugame Castle (丸亀城), in Marugame, is one of the only 12 remaining original castles in Japan. Visit art islands, such as Naoshima, Teshima, Ogijima, and Megijima (Takamatsu). See the giant Zenigata coin made of sand in Kanonji Enjoy the views of Kankakei Gorge (Shodoshima) Explore the ground of Zentsuji Temple the birthplace of Kukai (Zentsuji) View and learn about the Seto Ohashi Bridge in Seto Ohashi Commemorative Park (Sakaide) Stroll the historic Hiketa Historic District (Higashikagawa) Learn the history of the island at Shikoku Mura (Takamatsu) Climb the stairs to pray at Konpirasan, the most revered shrine in Shikoku (Kotohira) Try to catch a glimpse of the Angel Road to Bentenjima Island during low tide (Shodoshima) See the works and former home of the internationally renowned artist Isamu Noguchi at the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (Takamatsu)

Eat

Kagawa is famous as the home of udon, thick chewy wheat noodles. The local type is still known by the province's old name as Sanuki udon. In fact, Kagawa proudly adopted "Udon Prefecture" (うどん県, udon ken) as its official nickname in 2011.

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