Shikoku’s Revolutionary Soul

Duration: 9 days/8 nights
Stages: Ôsaka (KIX) – Hiwasa – Muroto – Kochi – Iya – Kishiwada – Ôsaka (KIX)

from €1,850

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Day 1 – Ôsaka (airport) – Hiwasa

• You are welcomed at Ôsaka airport by your English-speaking tour guide
• Journey via Tokushima to Hiwasa, the surfer and turtle paradise
  on the east coast of Shikoku
• Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
  between rice fields and the ocean

Day 2 – Hiwasa and surrounding area

• Panoramic road between Hiwasa and Mugi town
• Tour of the attractions in Hiwasa: Temple on the Shikoku pilgrim trail, castle, turtle centre and Ebisu cave
• Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day

Day 3 – Cape Muroto

• Journey from Hiwasa to Muroto-Misaki, the wildest cape of Shikoku
• Rest of the day is free. Recommendation: Stroll along the coast and visit the temple in the mountains overlooking the sea
• Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel directly on the cape

Day 4 – Kochi

• Journey from Muroto-Misaki to Kochi. Stopover in Akaoka and a visit to the Ekin art museum
• In Kochi, a tour of the castle and castle gardens
• Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel, with sake tasting

Day 5 – Kochi – Katsura-Hama

• Stroll through the Nichiyoichi Sunday market
• Choice of visits: City centre, Godaisan Mountain, paper museum,
  anime museum (Anpanman)
• Journey to Katsura-Hama, a beach to the south of Kochi
• Visit to the park dedicated to Sakamoto Ryoma, the hero of the Meiji Restoration
• Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel directly on the beach front

Day 6 – Ôboke and trip to the Iya Valley

• Journey from Katsura-Hama to Ôboke via Kochi
• Visit to the main attractions in the western part of the valley (Katsurabashi bridge, “Manneken Pis”)
• Relaxation in an onsen (hot spring)
• Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel in the heart of the valley

Day 7 – The Iya Valley

• Hike along the eastern part of the valley to Mount Tsurugi, stopping off at the other liana bridges on the way
• Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day

Day 8 & 9 – Ôboke – Kishiwada – Ôsaka (KIX)

• Journey from Ôboke to Kishiwada
  with a train ride through the gorges of Ôboke/Koboke on the way
• Visit to the castle of this former fortress city south from Ôsaka
• Evening meal at a traditional sushi restaurant in the middle of a zen garden
• Overnight stay at an hotel in center of Kishiwada
• Journey to the airport
• Return flight (not included in the tour)

Photo credits

Most of the photos that appear in this description are the property of Fukuchan Ryoko Olivier Baubrand. All rights reserved.
A few photos, however, has been taken from Wikipedia Commons. They are titled “Wikipedia” and are subject to the licence CC BY-SA 3.0.
Owners of the rights: Yakuoji tempel © Reggaeman.