Sando Sand. Stand Part café, part gallery and part neighbourhood living room, Sando Sand. Stand serves sandwiches, rice-flour muffins and coffee in central Kotohira. Choose an artist-made cup for a hot drink, browse rotating exhibitions or workshops, and settle in for an unhurried break among locals and creatives. Choose an artist-made cup for your coffee….
Kabuki Theatre Experience Go behind the scenes at Kanamaruza, Japan’s oldest surviving complete kabuki theatre, built in Kotohira in 1835. Explore the tatami seating, dressing rooms, hanamichi walkway, trapdoors and human-powered revolving stage; during the spring performance season, the historic playhouse returns to vivid theatrical life. In spring the historic playhouse returns to live performance…
Ike Candy Make Kotohira’s traditional Kamiyo-ame at Gonin Hyakusho Ike Shoten, an 800-year-old candy business now led by its 28th generation. Using sugar, water and yuzu, participants discover a sweet closely tied to Konpira pilgrimage culture—and leave with an edible, locally rooted souvenir. The stall has stood on the steps for 800 years — ask…
Seven-Temple Pilgrimage Walk Kagawa’s historic Nanakasho Mairi, a concentrated section of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage linking seven temples, from Iyadani-ji (71) to Doryu-ji (77). Usually completed over one or two days, the route combines rural scenery, challenging climbs, temple rituals and the living legacy of Kobo Daishi. Part of our ‘A Week in Kagawa’…
Mitoyo Live at Mitoyo’s slower rhythm in a renovated house, family-run inn or ocean-view guesthouse. A local stay places travellers close to farms, fishing communities and neighbourhood kitchens, with easy access to Chichibugahama and the Shonai Peninsula—ideal for discovering everyday Sanuki life beyond a conventional hotel. Part of our ‘A Week in Kagawa’ custom itinerary…
Sunnyside Fields Set among the fields of Manno, SUNNYSIDE FIELDS is a relaxed, family-friendly hub for food, nature and community. Browse bean-to-bar chocolate, enjoy house-roasted coffee and locally grown produce, meet the resident goats, or linger outdoors with wide views towards the Sanuki Mountains. The bean-to-bar chocolate, and the goats. Sunnyside Fields Website
Konpira Shrine Walking Tour (Kotohira-gu) Follow a local guide up the 785 stone steps to Kotohira-gu, Kagawa’s celebrated mountaintop shrine to seafaring and good fortune. The climb reveals pilgrimage stories, historic buildings, art and traditions that casual visitors often miss, ending with expansive views across the Sanuki Plain. 1,368 steps to the inner shrine. Most…
HAKOBUNE Stay inside Kotohira’s evolving creative hub at Cabin, the hostel on the fourth floor of the retro HAKOBUNE building. Guests can use a shared atelier, visit exhibitions, join events and relax at the ground-floor Sando Sand. Stand—an appealing base for artists and culturally curious travellers. Part of our ‘A Week in Kagawa’ custom itinerary…
Sea Sky Bakery (Sora to Umi) Find handmade bread in an unlikely corner of the Shonai Peninsula at Sora to Umi (空to海), a small bakery in Mitoyo’s Ohama district. Its approachable prices and varied selection reward an early visit, as popular items can sell out—making this a charming stop on a coastal drive. Go early…
Chichibugahama Beach Sunset Time your visit to Chichibugahama Beach for low tide, calm wind and sunset, when shallow pools mirror the sky and create Mitoyo’s celebrated “heavenly mirror” photographs. Arrive 30–60 minutes before sundown, bring footwear that can get wet and stay through the changing colours of twilight. Arrive 30–60 minutes before sundown, and bring…
