The first earthquake to register an intensity of lower 6 on the main western island of Shikoku injured eight people and disrupted traffic but caused no tsunami, authorities said. The offshore ...

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...

MATSUYAMA, JAPAN, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a world where cryptocurrencies have managed to turn that initial curiosity, they had garnered some serious attention, where having freedom and ...

Shikoku is seperated from Honshu by the Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima Island, Kagawa, Japan. (Photo: Gettyimages) · tororo via Getty Images The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, ...

The henro pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku is celebrating its 1,200-year anniversary in 2014. Today people from all over Japan and the rest of the world are walking the circuit of 88 temples ...

MANY travellers never veer very far from the well-worn paths of Toyko and Kyoto. This is well worth the detour. The moments that follow are a blur. I struggle to take a breath as wave after wave of ...

Over the past few years, a different aspect of Japanese culture is gaining in popularity overseas: the Shikoku pilgrimage, in which pilgrims cover a distance of as much as 1,400 kilometers and visit ...

Of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku in the southwest is the smallest: snuggled in a bay between its two big brothers, Honshu and Kyushu. While it can feel quieter and more remote than much of ...

On Shikoku they have a drinking game called “Bekuhai”. I am no longer entirely sure of the rules, or that there actually are any rules, but I do remember the special sake cups designed for the game ...

The smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, Shikoku is located to the south of Honshu, where its capital Tokyo resides. Despite Shikoku being relatively less popular among tourists, ...