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The rainy-day Takamatsu, Takamatsu

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The rainy-day Takamatsu

Wet weather. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr 30 min door to door5 stopsA wet day
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Photo: Sei F / CC BY-SA 2.0
Door to door
3 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather
Room to spare
None
Fits a 5.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
~¥500 pp
Garden entry ¥500.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Walk to the Hyogomachi and Marugamemachi arcades

    Covered all the way, so you stay dry between the shops

  2. +0:30
    Udon indoors, and coffee

    Kagawa eats udon in any weather and so should you

  3. +1:30
    Ritsurin’s Sanuki Folkcraft Museum

    Inside the garden, and dry. The garden in rain is also quietly lovely

    What you will see hereFull guide: Ritsurin
  4. +2:45
    Arcade shopping — wasanbon sugar to take homeWhat you will see here
    Wasanbon sugar, Takamatsu
    Photo: 夢の散歩 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:20
    Back to the ship
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Takamatsu, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

A bowl of kama-age sanuki udon, Takamatsu
A bowl of kama-age sanuki udonPhoto: Chacmool / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Teshima Art Museum, a white concrete shell in a hillside, Takamatsu
The Teshima Art Museum, a white concrete shell in a hillsidePhoto: Kentaro Ohno from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
The main hall of Kotohira-gu, Takamatsu
The main hall of Kotohira-guPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
The islands of the Seto Inland Sea, Takamatsu
The islands of the Seto Inland SeaPhoto: Photos of Japan / CC0
Naoshima, Takamatsu
NaoshimaPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu CastlePhoto: Saigen Jiro / CC0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Takamatsu

Castle, garden, udonNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hAnd no tour neededRitsurin properly, and an islandNeeds an 8-hour call · ~6hAn 8-hour call or longer — the 10:00 ferry out, the 13:20 backNaoshima, or the shrine of seafarersNeeds a 10-hour call · ~8hThe 07:00–19:00 call — pick one, not both
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