Japan is composed of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku which is the smallest one. Kamoda cape in Tokushima (the easternmost), Sada cape in Ehime (the westernmost), Ashizuri cape
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In Japan, the freshwater aquaculture began from the Edo period; while, the saltwater aquaculture waited the Showa period to finally be profitable. Mr. Noami Wasaburo was born in a family of fishermen
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The Shikoku Pilgrimage includes 88 temples to visit, completing the journey through all the temples is called Kechigan(結願). Besides, some pilgrims go back to the first temple from the last temple, thi
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When strolling in the Kagawa’ streets, you are more likely to find Sanuki Udon shops and restaurants instead of convenience stores and ramen restaurants so loved by foreign tourists. According to the
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In Japan, people started to believe in the Seven Lucky Gods during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The faith then grew up quickly through the prosperous business area of the Muromachi period (1338-15
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Yashima, located at the east side of Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture, was in the Edo period a lava plateau island looking like a roof, so people named it as “roof-island”. As salt farms started an
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Kagawa, the smallest prefecture in Japan, was once called Sanuki province, and its smallest local government was Utazu located in the middle of Sanuki. However, Utazu was the political center of Sanuk
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