Takamatsu
Takamatsu is the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Takamatsu is the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190,120 households and a population density of 1,100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 375.41 square kilometres (144.95 sq mi). It is the capital city of the prefecture.
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Worth seeing in and around Takamatsu
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ritsurin Garden
Ritsurin Garden is a large, historic garden in Takamatsu, Japan. It was completed in 1745 as a private strolling garden and villa for the local feudal lords, and opened to the public in 1875.
2.3 km · park · Wikipedia - 02Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle, literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats.
200 m · castle in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Yashima-ji Temple
Yashima-ji is a Shingon temple in Yashima, a lava plateau to the northeast of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. A branch temple of Ninna-ji in Kyoto, it is the eighty-fourth temple on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.
4.8 km · Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 84 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia - 04Takamatsu Symbol Tower
The Takamatsu Symbol Tower is a skyscraper located in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Construction of the 151-metre, 30-story skyscraper was finished in 2001.
400 m · tower in Takamatsu, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Shikoku Mura
Shikoku Mura is an open-air architectural park in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It houses over twenty buildings from around Shikoku dating from the Edo period through to the Taishō period, four of which have been designated Important Cultural Properties.
5.4 km · museum in Takamatsu, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Yakuri-ji Temple
Yakuri-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Takamatsu, Japan. It is the 85th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
8.3 km · Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 85 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia - 07The Kagawa Museum
The Kagawa Museum is a prefectural museum in Takamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the history and art of Kagawa Prefecture. The museum opened in 2008, consolidating the three institutions of the Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall; Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum; and Kagawa History Museum; the first two institutions now operate as annexes of The Kagawa Museum.
300 m · museum in Takamatsu, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Ichinomiya-ji Temple
Ichinomiya-ji is a temple of the Omuro School of Shingon Buddhism, located in Ichinomiya-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. Its formal mountain name is Shingōzan, and its sub-temple name is Daihōin.
7.4 km · Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 83 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia - 09Kagawa 1st District
Kagawa 1st district is an electoral district in the House of Representatives of Japan. The district was established in 1994 as a single-member constituency.
8.9 km · kagawa's 1st House of representatives single member district · Wikipedia - 10Tamura Shrine
Tamura Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Sanuki Province.
7.4 km · Shinto shrine in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Ritsurin Park
- 02Tamamo Park
- 03The Kagawa Museum
- 04Takamatsu Art Museum
The permanent exhibit is rather small, although it does contain a smattering of works by famous artists, such as Andy Warhol.
- 05Takamatsu Symbol Tower
- 06Yashima Temple
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Things to do
Sanuki Takamatsu Festival (さぬき高松まつり, sanuki takamatsu matsuri) (In front of Takamatsu Station and near the sea.). mid-August. The first day is the opening; the second day is a fireworks festival; the last day is a dance festival. Visitors can enjoy the central park, the shopping arcade, and the "Sunport" district. Winter Festival (高松冬のまつり). mid-to-late December. See beautiful Christmas displays at the central park.
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Where to eat
Takamatsu is famous throughout Japan for its udon noodles, one of the three major types of Japanese noodles. Udon noodles are distinctive in that they are white, fairly thick, and chewy. Although udon is widespread in Japan, Takamatsu does it better and cheaper than anywhere else in the country. There are literally hundreds of udon shops within the city limits.
- 01Tsurumaru
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Getting to Takamatsu
- Airports
- Takamatsu (TAK), 15 km · Okayama Momotaro (OKJ), 49 km · Tokushima Awaodori / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS), 57 km
- Stations
- Takamatsu Station, 400 m · Kinashi Station, 5.8 km · Hashioka Station, 9 km · Kōzai Station, 3.8 km · Takamatsu Chikkō Station, 100 m
- Okayama → Takamatsu37 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · ¥840–1,140
- Tokushima → Takamatsu56 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · ¥830–1,130
- Osaka → Takamatsu139 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · ¥2,120–2,900
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Takamatsu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextShodoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, known for its soy sauce factories and olive production, is accessible by ferry; the island boasts enough sights to occupy a day or two Easy day trips to the mainland: Okayama, home to the beautiful Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's top three gardens, as well as the beginning of the Kibiji District Trail Kurashiki, famous for the Bikan Historic District, one of Japan's largest and best preserved historic neighborhoods.
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Next door to Takamatsu
Takamatsu is 35 km from Okayama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.