Kagawa Prefecture (香川県 Kagawa-ken) is on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
Understand
Kagawa was formerly known as the province of Sanuki (讃岐).
Cities
Map of Kagawa
- 1 Takamatsu - the prefectural capital
- 2 Higashikagawa
- Kanonji - large sand sculpture of a coin - Zenigata Sunae - and viewing platform from Kotohiki Park.
- 3 Kotohira - built around the shrine of Konpira
- 4 Marugame - largest producer of Japanese fans (uchiwa) in Japan and home of one of the few remaining wooden castles.
- 5 Sakaide
- 6 Sanuki
- 7 Zentsuji
Other destinations
Art Project Yokoo House on Teshima
- 1 Seto Inland Sea - Many of the islands belong to the city of Sakaide
- 2 Naoshima
- 3 Teshima
- 4 Shodoshima
- Miki
- Ayagawa
- Manno
- Tadotsu
- Mitoyo
- Utazu
Get in
By plane
Takamatsu Airport (TAK IATA) with flights from Tokyo, Kagoshima, and Naha (Okinawa) on the domestic side, and 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
Get around
See
Kotohiki Park's Zenigata sand monument in Kanonji
- Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園). A large and beautiful park located in Takamatsu.
- Marugame Castle (丸亀城). One of the only 12 remaining original castles in Japan. Located in Marugame.
Do
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.