Takamatsu, in the prefecture of Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, to the south of Japan is to noodle lovers what Mecca is to Muslims. |
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The Taira regathered with their fleet at Yashima off the island of Shikoku. |
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The main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. |
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In places like the Hokuriku region, Kii, and Shikoku, the otters are seen as a type of kappa. |
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Honshu is connected to the islands of Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku by tunnels and bridges. |
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Until 1986, traveling to Shikoku from Honshu involved either flying of catching a ferry across the Inland Sea. |
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The rainy season began Tuesday in Honshu and Shikoku islands following its start in Kyushu on Monday, the Meteorological Agency said. |
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The 1918 Shikoku Pilgrimage of Takamure Itsue, an English translation of Musume Junreiki by Takamure Itsue. |
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Packing winds of up to 162 kilometres per hour, the typhoon barrelled in to the smaller western island of Shikoku earlier Sunday, with huge waves battering the coast. |
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Many seaside resorts are located in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. |
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