Bunkazai TabiA travel guide to Japan’s cultural heritage

Cultural heritage in Shikoku

Browse Shikoku prefecture by prefecture.

Higashi-Iya Ochiai, Miyoshi

Historic districts

Higashi-Iya Ochiai, Miyoshi

Miyoshi, Tokushima

Higashi-Iya Ochiai, Miyoshi is a mountain village in Miyoshi, Tokushima, selected in 2005 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Wakimachi Minamimachi, Mima

Historic districts

Wakimachi Minamimachi, Mima

Mima, Tokushima

Wakimachi Minamimachi, Mima is a merchant town in Mima, Tokushima, selected in 1988 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Motoyama-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Motoyama-ji

Mitoyo, Kagawa

Motoyama-ji is a temple in Mitoyo, Kagawa. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1300).

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Kandani Shrine

Kamakura · Shrines · National Treasures

Kandani Shrine

Sakaide, Kagawa

Kandani Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Sakaide, Kagawa. Its Main Sanctuary is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1219).

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Daiho-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Daiho-ji

Matsuyama, Ehime

Daiho-ji is a temple in Matsuyama, Ehime. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period).

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Taisan-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Taisan-ji

Matsuyama, Ehime

Taisan-ji is a temple in Matsuyama, Ehime. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1305).

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Ishite-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Ishite-ji

Matsuyama, Ehime

Ishite-ji is a temple in Matsuyama, Ehime. Its Nio-mon (Guardian King Gate) is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1318).

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Uchiko Yokaichi-Gokoku

Historic districts

Uchiko Yokaichi-Gokoku

Uchiko, Ehime

Uchiko Yokaichi-Gokoku is a wax-making town in Uchiko, Ehime, selected in 1982 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Uwa Unomachi, Seiyo

Historic districts

Uwa Unomachi, Seiyo

Seiyo, Ehime

Uwa Unomachi, Seiyo is a rural market town in Seiyo, Ehime, selected in 2009 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Doi Kuruwanaka, Aki

Historic districts

Doi Kuruwanaka, Aki

Aki, Kochi

Doi Kuruwanaka, Aki is a samurai residence town in Aki, Kochi, selected in 2012 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Kiragawa, Muroto

Historic districts

Kiragawa, Muroto

Muroto, Kochi

Kiragawa, Muroto is a rural market town in Muroto, Kochi, selected in 1997 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Historic districts

Tebajima, Mugi

Mugi, Tokushima

Tebajima, Mugi is a fishing village in Mugi, Tokushima, selected in 2017 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Historic districts

Kasashima, Shiwaku Honjima, Marugame

Marugame, Kagawa

Kasashima, Shiwaku Honjima, Marugame is a port town in Marugame, Kagawa, selected in 1985 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Historic districts

Iwamatsu, Tsushima-cho, Uwajima

Uwajima, Ehime

Iwamatsu, Tsushima-cho, Uwajima is a rural market town in Uwajima, Ehime, selected in 2023 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Heian · Temples · National Treasures

Buraku-ji

Otoyo, Kochi

Buraku-ji is a temple in Otoyo, Kochi. Its Yakushi Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Heian period).

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