Temple 60, Yokomine-ji
Yokomine-ji, The Temple on the Side of the Ridge, is temple No. 60 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. It stands in the foothills of Mt. Ishizuchi in Saijō.
SETOUCHI TOURS
Temple 44, Daihō-ji
Daihō-ji, The Temple of the Great Treasure, is temple No. 44 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro. It stands in a forest of ancient sugi and hinoki cypress trees.
Temple 45, Iwaya-ji
Iwaya-ji is temple No. 45 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, or Henro. The temple is located on Kuma Highland in a gorge formed of conglomerate rock.
Temple 27, Kōnomine-ji
Kōnomine-ji is temple No. 27 on the Shikoku pilgrimage or Henro. It’s located on the hillside around 430 m above sea level on Mt. Kōnomine.
Marugame Castle
Marugame Castle has some of the most impressive stone walls in Japan.
Fukuyama Castle
An impressively recreated castle keep with excellent Shinkansen access.
Castle Stays
The Setouchi region abounds with fascinating places to stay. But nothing beats the cachet of staying in a castle, with all the ceremony of feudal nobility.
Nipponia Hotels
Nipponia Hotels has an innovative and sustainable ‘distributed hotel’ concept that is revitalising rural Japan.