Year: 2023
Shishi no Reigan Viewpoint -Shikoku 88 pilgrimage, Yashima Temple
Since ancient times, Shikoku has been a place far from the country’s center and a place for various ascetic trainings. It is said that Daishi (Kōbo Daishi, Kukai), who was born in Sanuki, was also trained in this area. He selected 88 temples and other places to create 88 sacred sites in Shikoku. Traveling through […]
Read MoreThe Captain Tsubasa train station – Tokyo Yotsugi Station
The Captain Tsubasa train station Almost every part of the Captain Tsubasa train station is covered in Captain Tsubasa’s art. The station platform, stairs, ticket gates, and characters from this popular series are everywhere you look. A football field floor has been repainted on the ticket gate floor, with pictures covering the walls and floor. […]
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Onigashima CaveHistorical landmark
There are about 150 people on Megijima, a small island not far from Takamatsu that consists mostly of forested mountains and two small villages. It is associated with Onigashima, the Ogre Island, where a small boy battled its resident ogres on the island in the popular Momotaro legend. A cave near Megijima’s highest peak is […]
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Shikoku Mura
Shikoku architecture open-air museum The Shikoku Mura is an open-air museum located at the base of Yashima Mountain. It contains traditional buildings and structures from all over Shikoku Island that have been relocated here. Farmhouses, storehouses, and traditional workshops that produced sugar and soya sauce are among the exhibited buildings, mostly dating from the Edo […]
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Hokuryu Sunflower Festival
First peoples in America were the first to use sunflowers for decoration. They found ways to produce vibrant yellow and purple pigments from the flower and seeds and used this pigmentation in pottery and other art. Hokuryu Sunflower Festival in Hokkaido is one of the best sunflower festivals in Japan during the summer months. It […]
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