Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Kagawa Area
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Kagawa
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Kagawa
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- Tsudanomatsubara Kinrin Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sanuki-shi Tsudamachi Tsuda
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- Kamada Museum
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sakaide-shi Honmachi 1-6-35
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- Hagi no Oka Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Kanonji Onoharacho Hagiwara Otsu 139-1
- "This park complex is located on the north shore of Otani Pond, about 10 minutes by car from the Onohara IC, and includes a multipurpose plaza for tennis, baseball, soccer, etc., a campground, simple lodging facilities, and a summer-only toddler pool. 11-meter-high climbing rope and playground equipment are available, and it is a popular recreation spot for families on weekends. The ""Children's Slope,"" a slope with artificial grass, is a popular activity that offers a panoramic view of the town."
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- Monnyu no Sato
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sanuki-shi Sangawamachi Ishidahigashi Kadonyu
- This large public park aims to coexist with nature and to be a gathering space for people. Serving as the entranceway to Monnyu Dam, the park’s vast grounds include a large grass lawn, studio, and campground. The Monnyu Bridge connecting the park to Prefectural Route 264 serves as a symbol of the park; although a functional pedestrian bridge, it is also a work of art designed around the theme of “oxidation.” The eight observation platforms along its length can be used to host a variety of events, including traditional crafts workshops, a community flea market, and a morning market selling local specialty products. The park itself is designed to be an “open museum” which goes beyond the standard concept of a greening park, and is a place where visitors can imagine and create freely.
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- Sanuki City Seaside Corridor Auto Camping Site
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sanuki-shi Oda 2671-88
- This auto camping site is located inside Ogushi Nature Park. Situated on the Ogushi Peninsula jutting out into the Seto Inland Sea, the campground is outfitted with four cottages and 12 auto camping sites. Customers appreciate the fact that you can get a sweeping view of the Seto Inland Sea from the primarily grass lawn campground. There’s a nearby cycling road and grass field with a good view, and on weekends and holidays many families come here to lay down a picnic sheet and relax in the great outdoors. The camp’s cottages can accommodate up to eight and are outfitted with a bathroom and toilets, as well as a loft that is highly popular with children.
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- Museum of Astronomical Telescopes
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sanuki-shi Tawa Sukemitsu Higashi 30-1
- This is the world’s first museum dedicated to telescopes. Operating out of a closed elementary school building, the museum displays over 200 telescopes of varying sizes. The museum doesn’t just display telescopes but also holds events in which they are used to look at sunspots and prominences. Situated near the border between Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture, from the museum’s roof visitors take in a beautiful night sky unspoiled by light pollution. Visitors note that here you can see nebulas and star clusters only visible in an area like this with such dark skies.
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- Tsudanomatsubara Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sanuki-shi Tsudamachi Tsuda Chinai
- This swimming beach is the largest in the prefecture and sees over 130 thousand visitors annually. Tsuda no Matsubara is a stretch of white sands and green pines which has even been selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 Best Beaches, and in the summer it is made open as a swimming beach. The area’s black pines are not only beautiful, they also provide essential protection from the harsh summer sun. During the swimming season, the beach’s full array of facilities includes beachside clubhouses, showers, and changing rooms, as well as a temporary parking area open on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition to swimming, visitors can enjoy beachcombing, or watch gobies, shellfish, and other creatures at the downstream from the Negaibashi Bridge.
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- Stallion Stable Riding Club
- Life / Living / Hospital
- Kagawa Ayauta-gun Ayagawacho Yamadashimo 687-5
- This horseback riding club, located a 10-minute drive from Takamatsu Airport, is one of the largest in the Shikoku region. Offering primarily one-on-one lessons, customers can enjoy horseback riding tailored to their individual level of experience. All of the club’s staff members are experienced instructors who have been certified by the National Riding Club Association of Japan, and each year they appear in national championships and meets. The club is replete with all-weather and nighttime facilities, ensuring customers can take lessons even in the evening and on rainy days. The club’s extensive facilities also include shower rooms, lockers, a cafe space, and a pro shop.
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- Ichinomiya Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Kanonji Toyohamacho Himehama 55-2
- This large park is situated on a coast which has been known for the beauty of its white sands and green pines since ancient times. Park facilities include a beach house, grass lawn, outdoor stage, and campground; the park also holds a variety of events. In addition, play equipment/sculptures designed by world-famous sculptor Isamu Noguchi dot the grounds, and people love the stylish atmosphere of the park. A bell tower modeled after a rocket ship taking off called the Ichinomiya Dream Tower stands on the park’s grass lawn, and it is said ringing the bell will bring you happiness.
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- Tasuke Stone Lantern
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Marugame-shi Otecho 2-4-1
- "The park is located on the north side of Marugame Castle, which is known as ""the famous castle with stone walls,"" and has a large lawn, a clock tower, benches, sculptures, and seven plaster casts created by Hidenori Yano, a sculptor from Marugame. Various events are held to take advantage of the panoramic view of Marugame Castle."
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- Honjima Island Tomari Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Marugame-shi Honjimacho Tomari
- The beach is located on the main island off the coast of Marugame, with a view of Ushijima Island to the south and the Seto-ohashi Bridge to the east. Many people enjoy fishing on the embankment next to the beach for big fish, such as sea bream and sea bream.
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- Otakiyama Prefectural Ikoi no Mori Camping Ground
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Takamatsu-shi Shionoecho Kaminishiko 2326-14
- This campground is located in the Otakiyama Prefectural Ikoi no Mori forest, which is surrounded by beautiful mountains. The campground consists of a number one camp site for large groups, and a number two camp site for families and small groups. The campground also offers a wide array of activity plans, including guided hiking on Mt. Otaki, barehanded Biwa trout hand fishing, and nagashi-somen noodle slides. In addition, the campground’s extensive selection of rental equipment available includes of course tents as well as sleeping bags, cooking utensils, and barbecue stoves, ensuring even camping beginners will have a great time. Whether you are staying the night or just coming for a day trip, an advance reservation is required, so be sure to contact the campground’s management office with plenty of time before your intended visit.
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- Megijima Beach
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Takamatsu-shi Megicho
- This beach is on Megi Island just about four kilometers offshore of Takamatsu City. There is a beautiful white sand beach only about an eight-minute walk from Megi Island Port. This beach surrounded by nature, is known for its clear blue water. The gentle waves make it popular with children as well. From the beach one can see in the distance the Takamatsu symbol tower, and Yashima plateau known for its historically significant Battle of Genpei at Yashima. Because of its wonderful view and the excellent water quality, the Ministry of the Environment has selected this as one of the Selection of Best 100 Beach.
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- Takamatsu City Kawanabe Sports Center
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Takamatsu-shi Kawanabecho 932-7
- This is a sports center along the Koto River levee. This multi-purpose facility not only has a pool that is heated from the excess heat from the adjoining Seibu Clean Center, but a gymnasium, tennis courts, gate ball grounds and meeting rooms. The popular heated pool is 25-meters-long, but there are also a children’s pool and a disability pool. One can enjoy swimming, or water walking all year round. Priced per person per hour, the whole of the gymnasium, which is two volleyball courts, and four badminton courts, can be used. After enjoying some sports, one can also enjoy the bathing facility or a sauna to spruce up.
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- Tamamo Udon
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Takamatsu-shi Kitahamacho 12-7
- This udon restaurant, just a five-minute walk from the Kotoden Kawaramachi Station, offers true Sanuki udon with rather thinner chewy shiny noodles that just slip down one's throat. The discriminatingly chosen noodles make for a perfect combination of flavor with the delicately complex flavor of the dashi broth. In order to maximize the flavor of the fresh seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, the tempura toppings are fried up after taking the customer's order. It is said, one can never tire of eating here, even every day. In the store, one can also purchase udon or soy sauce for souvenir gifts.
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- Shami Island
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Sakaide-shi Shamijima
- This peninsula is a little less than two kilometers in area and is nestled at the foot of the world-class Seto Ohashi Bridge that connects Honshu and Shikoku. Formerly, this area was an island, hence called Shamijima that was about four kilometers offshore in Sakaide Harbor, but is now accessible by car after the landfill development. The natural environs have been carefully preserved by the local residents, so visitors can enjoy the various ruins, tombs, and memorials and verses of the Manyoshu collection dotting the area. The verses here, penned by the ancient poets, extol the special unique natural beauty of the Seto Island Sea.
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- Awashima Ocean Memorial Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Mitoyo-shi Takumacho Awashima 1541
- This park was built on the site of the National Awashima School for Seamen's Training, which was founded in 1897. Situated a five-minute walk from Awashima Port, the grounds encompass the Awashima Ocean Memorial Hall and the Le Port Awashima hotel. Facilities also include tennis courts and a campground. On clear days, visitors can also enjoy marine sports here.
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- Shodoshima Yuhigaoka Mikan Orchard
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Yakatazaki Otsu 100-40
- This mikan citrus orchard it thought to have started when the Hitoyama area farmers co-op their operations back in 1963. On this hill overlooking the calm Seto Inland Sea are about 2000 cultivated mikan trees. The seven varieties of citrus cultivated for sale are the wase-unshu, navel, sweet spring, iyokan, hassaku, amanatsu, and deko (shiranuhi). Visitors can enjoy picking mikans at this orchard that is the only open-to-the public mikan orchard on Shodo Island. It is a great opportunity to get to taste the mikans straight off the trees, before market. The orchard is open every day from early October through early December.
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- Taihama Beach Taihama Campground
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Obe Tai
- This beach, the Taihama Kaisuiyokujo, is on the northern coast of Shodo Island. Nearby this coastal continuous ribbon of blue water and white-sand, is a campsite. It is known for its quite, because it is on the opposite side from the Tonosho and Kusakabe ports, the entryways to Shodo Island, which face Takamatsu City. The campsite, nestled in a grove of pine trees, is equipped with a cooking area, running water, and toilets. There are also separate hot-water showers for men and women, making it convenient for swimming as well. Many families take advantage of this campsite during peak season because of its natural surroundings and reasonable prices.
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- Koshikizan Mini 88 Sites
- Travel / Tourism
- Kagawa Zentsuji-shi Zentsujicho 1079
- This is a hiking trail that meanders around the backside of Zentsuji Temple, the birthplace of Saint Kobo Kukai. Along the trail are 88 Buddhist stone statues, arranged out from the Gochiin Temple in the Mt. Koshiki foothills. Modeled after Shikoku's eighty-eight sacred places, these statues signify each of the temples. The 1.6-kilometer trail with may undulations is great for getting in shape. This trail, said to have the same benefits as making the Shikoku island pilgrimage has various open areas, mini parks and an iris garden along the way. Many people not only go for the blessings of the pilgrimage, but also just to enjoy the seasonally changing foliage.
Kagawa Areas
Japan’s smallest prefecture, Kagawa, may take up just a small corner of Shikoku, but it has grown increasingly popular with the recognition of Naoshima, its "art island" in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Just a stone’s throw from the islands, mainland Kagawa’s prefectural capital, Takamatsu, holds history in its castle ruins and its pride and joy, Ritsurin Garden, is known as one of the country’s best gardens.
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