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Shodoshima

Things to Do in Shodoshima in 2025 - Top Attractions, Local Food, Hotels & Travel Tips (Updated April 2025) | Trip.com

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Shōdo Island

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Shodoshima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, between Kagawa Prefecture and Takamatsu City. It is the second largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, after Awajima. It is known for its beautiful natural scenery, olive cultivation and rich cultural heritage. ### Main attractions and features: 1.**Olive Park**: Ododo Island is the birthplace of Japanese olive cultivation. There are large olive groves in the Olive Park, where visitors can experience the process of olive picking and olive oil production. There are also famous windmills in the park, which is a popular place to take pictures. 2.**Angel Road**: This is a sandbar that only appears at low tide, connecting Xiaodou Island and a small island nearby. Legend has it that if couples walk through this sandbar hand in hand, their wishes will be realized. 3. **Hanxia Creek**: This is one of the three major valleys in Japan, known for its magnificent red leaf landscape. Tourists can take the cable car to enjoy the different scenery of the four seasons, especially the autumn red leaf season is the most spectacular. 4. **Twenty-four Eyes Film Village**: This is a film shooting location adapted from the famous Japanese novel "Twenty-four Eyes", retaining the scenes and props in the film, where tourists can feel the Japanese rural style of the Showa era. 5. **Soy sauce hometown**: Xiaodou Island is famous for its traditional soy sauce brewing process, there are many historic soy sauce breweries on the island, visitors can visit and taste authentic soy sauce and soy sauce products. ### Transportation:- **From Takamatsu City**: You can take a ferry or high-speed boat to Kodoshima, the ferry takes about 1 hour, and the high-speed boat takes about 30 minutes.- **Island Transportation**: There are buses and taxis on the island, but renting a bicycle or motorcycle is also a good choice to visit Kodoshima. Xiaodou Island is a place for slow travel, where visitors can enjoy the tranquil natural scenery and rich cultural experience.

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Shodoshima Olive Park

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Olive Park (Shodoshima Olive Park) is located in Olive Island, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Olive Island is the birthplace of Japanese olive cultivation. Since 1908, Olive Island has been growing olives and has become a famous olive producer in Japan. ### Main attractions and activities: 1. **Olive Tree Garden**: There is a large olive tree garden in the park, visitors can stroll through it and feel the Mediterranean style. 2.**Olive Memorial Hall**: Show the history and relevant knowledge of olive cultivation in Xiaodou Island, and you can also buy olive products. 3. **Windmill**: There is an iconic windmill in the park, which is a popular place to take pictures, especially the scene that mimics the Witch House Rapid Cone. 4.**Olive Oil Experience**: Visitors can taste or buy local olive oil and other olive products. 5. **Vanilla Garden**: In addition to olive trees, there is also a vanilla garden in the park, which is planted with a variety of vanilla plants. ### Transportation: - From Takamatsu Port, take a ferry or high-speed boat to Kodo Island, then take a bus or taxi to the park. ### Best time to visit:- The spring and autumn climate is pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities, especially when the olive trees bloom in spring. Olive Park in Kodoshima attracts many tourists with its unique scenery and olive culture, making it an ideal place to experience nature and culture.

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Angel Road

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Angel Road is a famous attraction on Shodoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in Tonosho Town in the southern part of Shodoshima Island. It is a sandbar path that only appears at low tide. This sandbar connects Shodoshima Island and the surrounding islands and is about 500 meters long. ### Features 1. **Appears at low tide**: Angel Road only appears above the water at low tide every day. Visitors can walk through the sandbar and experience the feeling of "walking on the sea". 2. **Romantic legend**: Legend has it that if a couple walks hand in hand through Angel Road, their wishes will come true, so this place is also called the "holy land of lovers". 3. **Natural beauty**: The surrounding sea water is clear and the scenery is beautiful, especially at sunset, the scenery is particularly charming. ### Best time to visit - **Low tide time**: The low tide time is different every day. It is recommended to check the tide table of the day in advance and choose the right time to go. - **Weather**: The view is best on sunny days, and the colors of the sea and sky are more vivid. ### Transportation - **From Shodoshima Port**: You can take a bus or rent a car to get there, the journey takes about 20-30 minutes. - **Walk or ride a bike**: If you live nearby, you can also choose to walk or ride a bike. ### Notes - **Safety**: The sandbar is slippery at low tide, so be careful when walking. - **Environmental protection**: Please do not throw away garbage at will to protect the natural environment. Shodoshima Angel Road is a place full of romance and natural beauty, perfect for couples, families or photography enthusiasts to visit.

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Nijyushinohitomi eigamura

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"Twenty-four Eyes" movie village, I haven't seen this movie, the sea is outside the classroom, the scenery is beautiful. When it rained, I wanted to eat a light meal inside, so I bought soy sauce ice cream and soy sauce snacks. I also saw the cat village chief.

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Teshima Art Museum

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Teshima Art Museum is the most famous art facility on Teshima Island. It was designed by Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa and artist Rei Naito. Two buildings that resemble alien flying saucers and huge water drops are all that Teshima Art Museum has. Tickets are sold on site for 1,640 yen each There is only one work in the museum, and it will never change. The entire building is made of bare concrete. From the ceiling to the walls to the floor, everything is white. There is no painting or installation, only the hollow holes above the head, where you can see the blue sky and green trees and feel the breeze This is definitely a good place for meditation and contemplation. Everyone who enters the museum stands or sits or concentrates, The artist only uses this special design, It makes people feel as small as a frog in a well, The sky is as blue and vast as if it stretches infinitely~~~ At this moment, you can think of nothing in your mind, Time seems to have stopped...

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Ritsurin Garden

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Kurilin Park (Ritsurin Garden) is one of Japan's most famous historical gardens located in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. It was built in the early Edo era and has a history of more than 400 years. It is a special national-level attraction in Japan. Known for its exquisite landscape design, rich vegetation and tranquil atmosphere, Lilin Park is an outstanding representative of traditional Japanese garden art. ### Main features: 1.**Large scale**: Lilin Park covers an area of about 75 hectares, divided into two parts: South and North. Nanting is a typical return garden, and Beiting is mainly natural landscape. 2.**Borrowing landscape design**: The garden cleverly uses the Ziyun Mountain in the distance as the background, forming a "borrowing" effect, and enhancing the sense of hierarchy and depth of the garden. 3. **Pond and bridge**: There are multiple ponds in the park, connected by small bridges, and the pond is dotted with small islands, creating a poetic water scene. 4.**Pine pruning art**:Pine trees in the park have been carefully pruned and have different forms, showing the superb skills of Japanese gardening. 5. **Four Seasons Beautiful View**: Spring Sakura, summer greenery, autumn red leaves, winter snow scene, Lilin Park all have different styles in all seasons. ### Tour suggestion:- **Tour time**: It is recommended to reserve 2-3 hours to slowly appreciate the details of the garden. - **Tea Room Experience**: There is a traditional tea room in the garden, which can experience the Japanese tea ceremony culture. **Boat tour**: In the pond of Nanting, you can take a Japanese boat and feel the unique garden perspective. Kuririn Park is not only a symbol of Japanese culture, but also a model of the perfect combination of nature and humanities. If you have the opportunity to visit Takamatsu, this is definitely a must-see attraction!

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Mt. Yashima

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Yashima is a peninsula located northeast of Takamatsu City, famous for its rich history and natural landscape. Here is some information about Yashima: 1. **Yashima Temple**: There is a famous Buddhist temple on Yashima, Yashima Temple, which is the 84th of the 88 temples in Shikoku. This temple has a long history and is one of Japan's important cultural heritage. 2. **Yashima Castle Ruins**: Yashima was once an important military stronghold in ancient Japan. The Yashima Castle Ruins are now a historical park where visitors can learn about ancient Japanese history. 3. **Natural Landscape**: Yashima is famous for its beautiful natural landscape, especially the magnificent view of the Seto Inland Sea from the top of the mountain. It is also a popular place to watch the sunset. 4. **Yashima Aquarium**: There is also an aquarium on Yashima that displays the rich marine life of the Seto Inland Sea. 5. **Historical Event**: Yashima has historically hosted the famous "Battle of Yashima", an important battle in the Genpei War.

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Ogijima

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The Seto Inside International Festival is held every 3 years and will be held here next fall. My college classmates and I love walking around the island and the trip is still boring even though we try to find some interesting art facilities.

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Kankakei Ropeway

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Today, I went specially, took the bus in Caobi Port, waited for half an hour to change to another car. I never came, only to find the September to October, only Saturday, Sunday and holidays this bus will open. I couldn't get a taxi, and I waited for a long time. I took the bus to Xiaodoudao Olive Park. Remember, you must see the bus schedule.