Some of Japan's best onsens are on the southern island of Shikoku. ... spa-focused properties range in price, ... perched at the peak of sheer cliffs that cut through the Shikoku Mountains.

Some of Japan's best onsens are on the southern island of Shikoku. The Oboke Gorge and the Yoshino River near the entrance to the Iya Valley in Tokushima, Japan While you can find naturally ...

Shikoku is brimming with natural beauty and rich cultural traditions – vast mountains, magnificent waterfalls, and an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage route including no less than 88 temples.

But for the next two days, I’ll be trying to keep up with Takenami and his Shikoku Tours group on the Niyodo River cycling route, which runs about 60 kilometres, from the rural mountains of ...

Text description provided by the architects. The town of Shimanto, Kouchi Prefecture: On the north stands the Shikoku mountain range, to the south the Pacific Ocean, and through its center the ...

The wild island of Shikoku was once home to 13 vine bridges said to have been built by soldiers at the end of the Genpei War. Today, only three bridges remain including the largest, Iya-Kazurabashi.

KOCHI >> The Tosa Reihoku Festival in Shikoku, held in the northern Kochi Prefecture renowned for its majestic natural scenery, comprises a wide range of outdoor activities through the end of the ...

Betula ermanii, a tree species native to the high mountains in Japan and the cold and snowy regions of Russia, is usually tetraploid (possessing four genome sets). However, the species found on ...

The 27km section is packed with twisting turns and sharp inclines as it winds its way along the ridgeline of the Shikoku mountain range upto an elevation of 1,690m.

Tourists rafting down the Yoshino River in Otoyo, Japan. Photo / The Japan News, Supplied The Tosa Reihoku Festival in Shikoku consists of a wide range of outdoor activities that are taking place ...