Trip to Shikoku

Claire Furney

May 1, 2009 • 2 min read

There are 4 prefectures: Ehime-ken, Kagawa-ken, Kochi-ken, Tokushima-ken

Places to visit

Kochi - washi factory?
Matsuyama — best known for the venerable hot springs of Dogo Onsen, inspiration of princes and poets
Takamatsu — the largest city in Shikoku
Cape Ashizuri — a scenic cape at the southernmost point of Shikoku
Iya Valley — a remote but beautiful mountain valley
Kotohira — the site of the Kompira-san shrine
Mount Ishizuchi — the tallest peak in Shikoku
Oboke and Koboke — rafting on the Yoshino river

Accommodation

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/rtg/pdf/pg-804.pdf - general info in camping from Japanese government, seems like you can hire tents from most places
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/site_db/ag/ag_act_view.html?view_id=47 - same info as above

Tokushima
http://www.saltlake-hiketa.co.jp/ooike01.html

Iya Valley
http://www.chiiori.org/jdefault.html
https://miyoshinavi.jp/04densetu/detail.php?act=en&uid=SS000041 - great but v basic camping ground near the two vine bridges, open 1st Apr (Wed)\

Kouchi (west of)

http://www.kubokawa.com/canp-jyo/misima.htm - cheap wooden huts
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=夜間２８−５１８０&sll=33.274287,133.161163&sspn=0.523553,1.484528&ie=UTF8&ll=33.468108,133.15979&spn=1.04477,1.925354&z=9
http://www.kubokawa.com/28kawanoeki.htm - campsite on river, can hire tent and camp and hire canoes and bikes, same area as one above, about 1 hours drive west of Kouchi
http://www.kawarakko.com/index.html - similar camping and canoeing, camping equipment for hire
http://www.kubokawa.com/04-oyadomap/taisyo/yamazato.htm - just huts this one I think
http://park7.wakwak.com/~hakobas/sisetu.htm - 6000 yen with two meals, looks really nice

Mount Ishizuchi

http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~oofuki/stay.html|Ishizuchi Fureai-no-Sato (石鎚ふれあいの里), tel. 0897-59-0203, [2]. 10 minutes down the road with a bus stop nearby, an excellent place to stay with comfortable and well-equipped cabins from ¥2,920 for 2, basic rooms starting at ¥1170 per head and riverside camping space at ¥200/person. There is a little restaurant on grounds, bathing facilities and barbeque pits. Note that this is really geared for larger groups, so call ahead to reserve and make sure the place is open (and not filled with grade schoolers).

http://www.kubokawa.com/04oyadomap.htm - number 17 looks cheap..

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