Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Shodo Island Area

  • Shodoshima Olive Garden
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Kagawa Pref. Shouzugunshoudoshimachou Nishimura Instep 2171
    60 minutes by ferry from Takamatsu Port. This is the birthplace of domestic olive production in Japan, an olive garden stretching on the plateau overlooking the natural beauty of the seas of Shodoshima Island. The “Olive no Oka” includes a 100-years old olive tree, interactive sculptures by sculptor Isamu Noguchi, and a gallery featuring Akari. You can enjoy local Shodoshima Island flavor with “Hishio don” and “olive somen noodles” at Olive Palace—a restaurant which also sells olive oil and a variety of homemade olive products.

    オリーブ公園内にあります。お食事もできますが、当然ながら、オリーブオイルなどのお土産も売ってます。小豆島のお土産の中でもかなり良質のものが置いてある雰囲気です。オリーブオイルはとても美味しかったです。

  • Choshikei Monkey Park
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    3.5
    52 Reviews
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    Kagawa Pref. Shouzuguntonoshouchou Hitoyama Forceps 3387-10
    Choshikei Gorge is one of Shodoshima Island's top scenic areas, in the same league as Kankakei Gorge. You can encounter more than 500 monkeys that inhabit the valley at their Monkey Park and try feeding them under the caretaker's watchful gaze. There's a lookout above the gorge with a 360-degree view.

    お猿の国ということで、もしかするとちょっと凶暴なお猿がいるのでは?と警戒していたのだけど、ちょうど子猿が生まれる時期でもあり、母猿にベッタリの子猿がとてもかわいかった。観光客に餌をおねだりして離さないお猿がいて笑ってしまいました。かわいいお猿たちに癒された!ちゃんとルールを守れば、とっても楽しい滞在になると思います。

  • Inoue Seikoen Rashiku Honkan
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Shodoshima Cho Kamo Ko 61-4

    オリーブ専門店です。店内は洗練されていて良い匂いがしました。オリーブオイルだけでなくオリーブの苗木なども販売されてました。店内を見て回るだけでも楽しかったです。

  • Yokai Art Museum
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    3.5
    21 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Ko 405
    Complex intricate alleys remain in Tonosho Town, the “Town of the Maze,” in Shozu County, Kagawa Prefecture, which were once used to escape wars and pirates. “MeiPAM” is an art project making use of the old buildings and things remaining in the town, to encourage people to visit. There are a variety of stores throughout the town to be enjoyed leisurely, including art galleries in restored former soy sauce shops warehouses, and cellars from the Meiji period. Cafeterias using Shodoshima Island and Setouchi (Inland Sea) produce, books and sundries shops, and fashionable cafes are popular for meals and breaks when exploring the town.

    Had a great time wandering around to these galleries. A few tips One of the exhibitions is really dark. Wait for a minute or two at the entrance for your eyes to adjust before you wander around...

  • Shodoshima Furusatomura Camping Ground
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Shodoshimacho Muro
  • Forest Shuzo Morikuni Gallery
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    Kagawa Pref. Shouzugunshoudoshimachou Umaki Party 1010-1
    Morikuni Shuzo is the only brewery on Shodoshima Island, and it produces high-quality sake by hand. In the gallery, they sell nihonshu with cute names like “fuwafuwa” (fluffy) and “fufufu”, local sake, masu-zake and lees. There is a café&bar as well, so you can try some sake, sweets or a light meal.
  • Hishio-no-sato Museum of Contemporary Art
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Shodoshima Cho Umaki 36-2
  • Shodoshima Yuhigaoka Mikan Orchard
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    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.
  • Taihama Beach Taihama Campground
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    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.
  • Teshima Art Museum
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    4.5
    308 Reviews
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Teshimakarato 607

    We took the fast ferry from Port Uno to Karato Port, Teshima Island, to see the museum. There is a local bus but we chose to walk instead and wound our way uphill to the museum which sits amidst...

  • ANDO MUSEUM
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    3.5
    177 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Kagawa-gun Naoshimacho 736-2

    This museum has very little things to explore and not much interesting. If you have time and want to enjoy every museums in Naoshima, you can go there. You can walk and explore around this...

  • Lee Ufan Museum
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    4.0
    216 Reviews
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    Kagawa Kagawa-gun Naoshimacho Kura Ura 1390

    This museums outside is better than the inside. It is not amazed about the inside. Outdoor scenes are better for photo shooting. If you are interested in art, you may go inside and explore. For my...

  • Naoshimafurusatominoietutujiso
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    4.0
    110 Reviews
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    Kagawa Pref. Kagawagunnaoshimachou 352-1

    Don’t get fooled by the pictures on the site. This place is going down the steady slope of time. It’s old, rundown and terribly overpriced. Only good thing is the beach. The rest is a scam. The...

  • Christian Boltanski 「Shinzoon no Archive」
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    4.0
    72 Reviews
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Teshimakarato 2801-1

    Located on a beautiful stretch of sandy beach, this art exhibit features a dark room with mirrors where you listen to assorted heartbeats for something like 15 seconds each. Its interesting to hear...

  • Chichu Art Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Kagawa-gun Naoshimacho 3449-1
  • Teshima Yokoo Museum
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Teshimaieura 2359

    The building is very beautiful but we were not so impressed with the artwork. The only thing that was interesting was the Outhouse.

  • Benesse Art Site Naoshima
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Kagawa-gun Naoshimacho Kotohiki
  • Kobe Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho Kobe 303-3
  • Gyararyimatuo
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    Kagawa Pref. Shouzugunshoudoshimachou Nouma Jia 1667
  • Lemon Hotel
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    Kagawa Shozu-gun Tonoshocho

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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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