The tendency of people to work well into their retirement ages is threatening the future of the sacred pilgrimage route of 88 temples on Shikoku island, tourism officials say. Tackling sections of the ...

TAKAMATSU--“Drive Shikoku,” a website set up to guide inbound tourists around the island of Shikoku, offers recommended routes and sightseeing spots in Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime and Kochi prefectures.

Shikoku is seperated from Honshu by the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima Island, Kagawa, Japan. (Photo: Gettyimages) · tororo via Getty Images The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, ...

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...

Over the past few years, a different aspect of Japanese culture is gaining in popularity overseas: the Shikoku pilgrimage, in which pilgrims cover a distance of as much as 1,400 kilometers and visit ...

MANY travellers never veer very far from the well-worn paths of Toyko and Kyoto. This is well worth the detour. The moments that follow are a blur. I struggle to take a breath as wave after wave of ...

Of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku in the southwest is the smallest: snuggled in a bay between its two big brothers, Honshu and Kyushu. While it can feel quieter and more remote than much of ...