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Takamatsu is the capital of Kagawa Prefecture, the smallest county in Japan.
The city nevertheless boasts a population of 350,000 people and a long, colorful feudal history.
Exploring Takamatsu
The main draw to the island is the beautiful Ritsurin Garden, almost 400 years old and covering an area of 750,000 square meters.
There are plenty of other attractions for the visitor such as the ruins of the castle in Tamamo Park, the art and historical museums and the country's longest shopping center at 2.7 km.
Getting there
There are two train stations in town 鈥� the JR station and just opposite this, the Kotoden Chikko station from which one can get out to the other attractions nearby including the Shikoku Mura folk village in Yashima, and the Kotohira-gu shrine.
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Suggested itinerary featuring Takamatsu
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Places near Takamatsu
- Naoshima 16 kilometers away
- Kurashiki 39 kilometers away
- Iya Valley 50 kilometers away
- Tokushima 55 kilometers away
- Shikoku 79 kilometers away
- Matsuyama 131 kilometers away
- Tottori 131 kilometers away
- Osaka 140 kilometers away
- Mount Koya 144 kilometers away
- Hiroshima 147 kilometers away
- Matsue 155 kilometers away
- Kinosaki Onsen 160 kilometers away
- Miyajima Island 161 kilometers away
- Nara 165 kilometers away
- Kyoto 175 kilometers away
- Beppu 267 kilometers away
- Yufuin 274 kilometers away
- Kurokawa 304 kilometers away
- Kyushu 318 kilometers away
- Aso 321 kilometers away
- Shirakawago 337 kilometers away
- Kanazawa 343 kilometers away
- Fukuoka 348 kilometers away
- Tsumago 352 kilometers away
- Takayama 354 kilometers away
- Kumamoto 354 kilometers away
- Tateyama 394 kilometers away
- Kamikochi 395 kilometers away
- Kirishima National Park 400 kilometers away
- Matsumoto 414 kilometers away
- Nagasaki 426 kilometers away
- Hakuba 431 kilometers away
- The Japanese Alps 431 kilometers away
- Kagoshima 451 kilometers away
- Izu Peninsula 455 kilometers away
- Noto Peninsula 460 kilometers away
- Hakone & Mount Fuji 465 kilometers away
- Yudanaka 478 kilometers away