If you have time to visit only one place on Shikoku, make it MATSUYAMA . Although it's the island's largest city, with a population of over 450,000, Matsuyama feels more like a convivial town and makes the most of its literary pedigree as Japan's centre for haiku poetry. Most points of interest are centred around the impressive castle, Matsuyama-jo , and the popular hot-spring suburb of Dogo , 2km east of the centre. The city is also a good base from which to launch your assault on Shikoku's highest mountain, Ishizuchi-san . Local warlords from the Kono clan built a fortress in Dogo in the fourteenth … more »
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from the web- GoNOMAD Destination Mini Guide: Shikoku Island, Japan from GoNomad
Three huge bridges link Shikoku to the main island of Honshu, so train... more »
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Shikoku's largest city is also arguably its most interesting. Home to one of Japan's finest original... more »
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