One-week Japan Itinerary for repeat visitors (8)

(Okayama, Kagawa, Tokushima, Kochi Prefectures)

To foreign travelers who have already been to Japan many times and would like to visit more places in Japan!

We have created model routes outside the so-called “Golden Routes” such as Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Osaka. Please use it as a reference for your future itineraries.

The eighth route is a tour of Okayama, Kagawa, Tokushima, and Kochi Prefectures. We have created a travel route that will take 7 days and 6 nights, departing from and arriving at Kansai International Airport, with a budget of no more than Yen 200,000.

This itinerary includes two of the twelve existing castle towers (Marugame Castle and Kochi Castle), three national preservation districts for groups of traditional buildings, and two natural wonders (Oboke and Shimanto River), allowing visitors to fully enjoy the culture and scenery that Japan is famous for.

 

Table of Contents

Day1（Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture）

Day2（Marugame City, Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture）

Day3（Kotohira-cho, Kagawa Prefecture, Mima City, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture）

Day4（Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, Miyoshi CIty, Tokushima Prefecture）

Day5（Shimanto City, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture）

Day6（Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture）

Day7（Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture）

 

 

 

Day1（Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture）

 

1, Kansai International Airport

 

2, Okayama Korakuen Garden（National Special Place of Scenic Beauty, one of three great gardens of Japan）

 

3, Okayama Castle（National Important Cultural Property）

 

 

Recommended meal on Day 1

Takoyaki

 

Sea bream Somen noodles

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

Hamachi zuke-don (rice bowl topped with pickled hamachi)

 

 

 

Day2（Marugame City, Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture）

 

1, Shiwaku Honjima-cho Kasajima（National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional  Buildings）

 

2, Marugame Castle（National Important Cultural Property）

 

3, Zentsuji Temple（National Important Cultural Property）

 

Recommended meal on Day 2

Rice Porridge with tea

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

Sanuki Udon

 

Sanuki Salmon

 

 

 

Day3（Kotohira-cho, Kagawa Prefecture, Mima City, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture）

 

1, Konpira-gu Shrine（National Important Cultural Property）

 

2, Udatsu no Machinami（National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional  Buildings）

 

3, Awa Odori Kaikan

 

Recommended meals on Day 3

Tokushima Ramen

 

Chicken on the bone

 

Naruto sea bream

 

 

 

Day4（Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, Miyoshi CIty, Tokushima Prefecture）

 

1, Motoyama-ji Temple (National Treasure)

 

2, Oboke-kyo Sightseeing Boat

 

3, Kazura Bridge（Important Tangible Folk-cultural Properties）

 

Recommended meals on Day 4

Iya soba noodle

 

Sawachi-dish (asoorted cold food on a large plate)

 

Tataki bonito

 

 

Day5（Shimanto City, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture）

 

1, Shimanto River（One of Japan's clear streams）

 

2, Kochi Castle（National Important Cultural Property, National Historic Site）

 

 

Recommended meal on Day 5

Natural eel

 

Deep-fried gori (sculpin)

 

Dublin bay prawn

 

 

 

Day6（Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture）

 

1, Kirakgawa no Machinami（National preservation districts for groups of traditional buildings）

 

2, Shinsho-ji Temple

 

3, Muroto Dolphin Center

 

4, Cape Muroto（National place of scenic beauty）

 

5, Hotsumisaki-ji Temple

 

Recommended meals on Day 6

Kinmedai-don (Rice bowl topped with Red bream)

 

Tokobushi (small abalone)

 

Whale tail meat

 

 

 

Day7（Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture）

 

1, Kojima Jeans Street

 

Recommended Meals on Day 7

Mamakari Sushi (Japanese Shad)

 

Vinegared mamakari

 

Octopus rice

 

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site