Takase-cha – Kagawa’s most famous tea
The first traces of tea culture in the Kagawa prefecture can be found in the 17th century, when the first lord of Takamatsu Domain, Matsudaira Yorishige, built a tea place in order to hold his tea par
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THINGS TO DO
Busshozan Farm – Sunflowers under the sunny day
When you mention Busshozan (仏生山), it is usually the image of a beautiful antique are that comes to mind first; however, while you sat in the Kotoden train crossing the area the amazing sea of the gold
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A famous and traditional dessert of east Sanuki- the Budou Mochi
The birthplace of Sanuki Wasanbon, the east Sanuki area is located at the east Kagawa prefecture and close to the Tokushima prefecture. If you are looking for the traditional dessert of this area, the
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A healthy new Sanuki sugar – the rare sugar
During your stroll in the shopping streets of Takamatsu have you noticed advertisements posted outside stores about some “Rare Sugar Sweet”? Do you wonder why this sugar is called “rare” and how rare
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The tradition and pride of Kagawa – the Shiroshitato and Wasanbon
During the Edo period, the most famous products of Kagawa prefecture the “Sanuki-san-paku讃岐三白”, “the three white of Sanuki”, were sugar, salt, and cotton. The sugar produced in Kagawa is called Wasanb
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One of the three most beautiful valleys in Japan – Kankakei in Shodoshima
Kankakei, listed as one of the most beautiful valleys in Japan with Mount Myogi in Gunma prefecture and Yabakei Oita prefecture, is a famous sightseeing spot in Shodoshima. In autumn, lots of tourists
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The Goshoji temple and the Yakuyoke Utazu Daishi
Goshoji, the 78th temple of Shikoku Pilgrimage, is located in the south of Utazucho in Kagawa prefecture, on a higher terrain at the foot of Aonoyama mountain looking like a lighthouse illuminating th
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