Takamatsu Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide

The day, stop by stop

1. Ritsurin Garden · 20 minRitsurin Koen (栗林公園) is a landscape garden in Takamatsu City, built by the local feudal lords during the early Edo Period. Considered one of the best gardens in Japan, it is often suggested that Ritsurin Koen deserves a spot on the list of the "three most beautiful gardens of Japan" alongside Kanazawa's Kenrokuen…
2. Takamatsu Castle · 20 minTakamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsujō), also known as Tamamo Castle, was built in 1590 adjacent to the Seto Inland Sea. It is one of the few Japanese castles built along a waterfront, and features saltwater moats that draw directly from the sea.
3. Takamatsu Marugamemachi Shopping Street · 20 minWithin Takamatsu's city center is a long, covered shopping arcade, stretching from Takamatsu Castle to Ritsurin Koen. Made up of various stores, restaurants and two department stores, it is claimed to be the longest covered shopping arcade in Japan with a combined length of nearly 2.7 kilometers.
4. Yashima · 20 minYashima (屋島, lit. "roof island") is a flat topped mountain just outside of Takamatsu's city center. It was the site of an important 12th century battle during the Gempei War between the Taira and Minamoto Clans. Here the Taira were defeated in what was to be the last battle before their final destruction.
5. The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum · 20 minIsamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was a prominent Japanese American artist, sculptor and landscape designer. Although born, educated and based in the United States, Isamu Noguchi maintained a workshop in Japan and spent months at a time working there towards the end of his nearly 65 year long career.
6. Shikoku Mura Village · 20 minShikoku Mura (四国村, lit. "Shikoku Village") is an open air museum situated at the base of Yashima. This pleasant hillside park preserves and exhibits traditional buildings and structures that have been relocated here from all over Shikoku Island.
7. Sunport Takamatsu · 20 minSunport Takamatsu is the name of the recently redeveloped business and shopping district around JR Takamatsu Station and Takamatsu Port, and not far from Takamastu Castle and the terminal station of the Kotoden Railways, Takamatsu-Chikko Station.
8. Kagawa Museum · 30 minThe Kagawa Museum is a great spot to visit if you want to learn more about wider Kagawa Prefecture of which Takamatsu is a part. Here you will find a number of galleries and exhibits which tell the story of the prefecture and you can also see items such as weaponry and ancient textiles.
9. Takamatsu Symbol Tower · 30 minThe Takamatsu Symbol Tower has the claim to fame of being the tallest building in all of Shikoku and it was built in 2004. It is blessed with a number of observation platforms and from these you can look out over the harbor and out to sea.
10. Takamatsu City Museum of Art · 20 minThis impressive inner-city gallery is testament to Takamatsu's quality art scene. The light and spacious refitting of a former Bank of Japan building is a stroke of curatorial genius, well served by interesting exhibitions on rotation from across Japan and the world.
11. Ogijima Island · 20 minOgijima (男木島), brother island of nearby Megijima, is found in the Seto Inland Sea, a slow-paced 40 minute ferry ride from Takamatsu. Home to around 150 people, the island is just two kilometers long and one kilometer wide.
12. Megijima Island · 30 minMegijima (女木島) is a small island just off the port of Takamatsu, less than four kilometers long and one kilometer wide. Reached in a short ferry ride from Takamatsu, the island is home to about 140 people and besides two small villages and some fields consists mostly of forested mountains.
13. Sanuki Mingeikan · 20 minThis museum in Ritsurin-kōen displays local crafts, household goods, furniture and roof tiles in its four halls, dating back to the Tokugawa dynasty.

Guide languages: English, Japanese. Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. Run by Japan Guide Agency.