Introducing Kotohira
The small mountain village of Kotohira is home to Kompira-san, a Shintō shrine that is dedicated to seafarers, and is one of Shikoku’s most famous tourist attractions. If you mention to a Japanese person that you’ve visited Kotohira, you will almost certainly be asked if you made it to the top of the shrine. Although it’s not a major mission (the official count is 1368 steps), half the fun of visiting Kompira-san is exaggerating its difficulty while psyching yourself up for the climb.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Buy train ticket before arrival?
by Aribo 29 November 2010
The itinerary does indeed sound reasonable. As for Shikoku, I have visited the Iya region (Oboke, Koboke, Kazura vine bridge), Kotohira,…
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RE: japan stop off
by Aribo 17 October 2010
Could it be, by any chance, that you mean Nagasaki, not Nagoya? If not, travel via Shikoku to Nagoya: Matsuyama, Kotohira, Iya Valley,…
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RE: Ferry to Matsuyama from Hiroshima
by Aribo 05 August 2010
+Can you recommend Matsuyama as a destination?+ I spent 1 full day at Matsuyama including a morning at the nearby town of Uchiko. That…
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