Mitoyo City

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Mitoyo City, located in western Kagawa Prefecture, is a treasure trove of spectacular views and fruits that has recently jumped into the spotlight due to "Chichibugahama" becoming world-famous. Its greatest attractions are dynamic natural beauties such as the Shonai Peninsula, where the legend of Urashima Taro remains, and Mt. Shiudeyama, where thousands of cherry trees dye the mountain in spring. Additionally, there are many observation spots with panoramic views of the Seto Inland Sea archipelago, and the scenery of the calm sea and islands captures the hearts of visitors. Furthermore, fruit cultivation like peaches, grapes, and mandarins utilizing the warm climate is flourishing, offering seasonal tastes. Coexisting with traditional festivals, pilgrimage culture, and new sensibilities in cafes and inns, it is the most vibrant and ever-changing area of attention in Kagawa Prefecture.

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Mitoyo Tourism and Exchange Authority

Mitoyo City

Address: 271-3 Niocho Nio-otsu, Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture (Along Chichibugahama Beach)
Website: https://www.mitoyo-kanko.com/
Operator: Mitoyo Tourism and Exchange Authority

Mitoyo City Spots List

Mt. Shiudeyama
Mitoyotsuru
Setonaikai National Park
Chichibugahama Beach
Tsushima Shrine
Awashima Island
Shishijima Island
Shonai Peninsula

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Mt. Shiudeyama

Mt. Shiudeyama, located on the Shonai Peninsula in Mitoyo City, is one of Kagawa's best spectacular spots offering a 360-degree view of the Seto Inland Sea archipelago. Especially in spring, about 1,000 cherry trees dye the summit pink, and the contrast with the blue sea is breathtakingly beautiful, having been introduced in the New York Times as a "place to go in the world." You can enjoy seasonal expressions like hydrangeas in early summer and sunset views in the clear air of winter. Near the summit, there is an archaeological museum of a Yayoi-period high-altitude settlement, adding historical depth. This...

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Mitoyotsuru

Mitoyotsuru in Mitoyo City is a unique accommodation and experience facility renovated from a historical sake brewery that continued for over 100 years. The huge "Koji-muro" (mold room) that was once the heart of sake making and the historical spaces used for brewing have been reborn as a guest house and restaurant with a modern, sophisticated design. Here, you can not only stay while feeling the breath of the craftsmen of that time, but also savor dishes using local seasonal ingredients and carefully selected Japanese sake. This creative initiative to pass on the tradition of sake making to the next...

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Setonaikai National Park

Designated in 1934 as the first National Park in Japan, Kagawa Prefecture plays a central role in it. The "archipelago beauty," where nearly 1,000 large and small islands float in the calm sea, is world-famous and has been praised as the "Jewel of the World" since ancient times. Within the park, there are numerous breathtaking spectacular spots such as Yashima in Takamatsu City and Kankakei in Shodoshima. The scenery woven by the blue sea, lush islands, and white sandy beaches changes its expression depending on the time and season, offering new discoveries every time you visit. It is a vast...

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Chichibugahama Beach

Chichibugahama Beach in Mitoyo City is a spectacular 1-km long beach that has recently become a global sensation as the "Uyuni Salt Flat of Japan." During low tide on windless days, the tide pools on the shore act like a mirror, reflecting the sky and allowing you to take fantastical photos as if you were standing on the water's surface. The view during the "magic hour" at sunset, when the sky turns orange, is breathtakingly beautiful. With an increasing number of stylish cafes and shops nearby, you can spend a relaxing time while watching the sunset. This place, where you...

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Tsushima Shrine

Tsushima Shrine, floating on a small island just about 250 meters away from the coast of Mitoyo City, is a mysterious shrine known as a guardian deity for children. The vermilion "Tsushima Bridge" leading to the island is usually closed at the entrance, and you can only cross the bridge to pray during the summer festival on August 4th and 5th for just two days a year. The experience of crossing this "bridge with the shortest operating days in Japan" as if walking on the sea is extremely precious and fantastic. Fireworks are set off on festival nights, allowing you...

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Awashima Island

Awashima, belonging to Mitoyo City, is known as the "Isle of Sailors," once hosting Japan's oldest seaman training school. The island, shaped like a screw, features the "Awashima Maritime Memorial Museum" utilizing a retro wooden school building, conveying its history to the present. In recent years, the art piece "Missing Post Office" made of driftwood has become a topic, quietly displaying "letters with no destination" arriving from all over the world. At night, "sea fireflies" (Vargula hilgendorfii) glow fantastically on the beach, and you may encounter mysterious sights. With an uncommercialized, rustic townscape, the calm Seto Inland Sea, and the...

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Shishijima Island

Shishijima, floating off the coast of Mitoyo City, is an island filled with mysterious natural energy, featuring a giant "Great Camphor Tree" said to be over 1,200 years old. It is a small island about 4 kilometers in circumference, but the sight of the Great Camphor spreading its vast branches is overwhelmingly powerful, enveloping visitors in overwhelming healing. Once many people lived here, but now a quiet time flows, and old houses lined on slopes and well-maintained wildflowers create a beautiful landscape. From the observatory, you can overlook the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, and during the flower seasons,...

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Shonai Peninsula

The Shonai Peninsula, jutting into Mitoyo City, is a mysterious area where the legend of Urashima Taro is passed down. Surrounded by the calm Seto Inland Sea, the driving course around the peninsula allows you to fully enjoy the archipelago beauty woven by dotted islands. Especially the view from "Mt. Shiudeyama," where thousands of cherry trees bloom in spring, is world-famous, having been introduced in the New York Times as a "place to go in the world." Additionally, place names and historical sites related to legends are scattered throughout the peninsula, giving a mysterious sensation of traveling through a world...

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