Small Towns, Food and Onsens

I cycled end March / early April as it was just about Sakura season - you're going to work up a sweat cycling so as long as you have some layers just in case, think you'll be fine :) have fun!

Thanks!

I stayed at Miyajima Morinoyado and the food was really fantastic. They have Japanese style rooms (with Tatami mats and Futon), but also European rooms, so make sure you book a Japanese room if you go there. The location is also really good, its next door to the aquarium, and right on the sea and very peaceful and quiet.

I stayed at Miyajima Morinoyado and the food was really fantastic. They have Japanese style rooms (with Tatami mats and Futon), but also European rooms, so make sure you book a Japanese room if you go there. The location is also really good, its next door to the aquarium, and right on the sea and very peaceful and quiet.

This place looks fantastic. Thanks!

You are most welcome.

Hey @Giora & @jaclynnseah,

I'm thinking of two different itineraries and was wondering how much time you'd alot... or if it would be possible to combine the itineraries over two weeks.

Option One
Fly into Osaka
Kagawa
Shikoku (bike loop & Iya Valley)
Hiroshima
Miyajima
A couple of days in Tokyo to see friends before leaving

Option Two
Fly into Tokyo
Gunma
Nagano?
Kanazawa
Kaga Onsen
Noto
Fly out of Tokyo

I feel like I'm leaning towards the southern route, but perhaps because I've just done a little more research into it so far.

Thanks!

I'm more familiar with the first option than the second. You could certainly cover Shikoku in a few days, giving yourself time at the end to do a few other things: visit Gunma from Tokyo, say, or head to Kanazawa on the way to Tokyo. That would involve a fair amount of travel/expense though.

You could also spend extra time on Shikoku, or perhaps visit other places of interest around western Honshu, like Onomichi, Fukuyama, Okayama/Kurashiki. If you want to head directly from Osaka to Kagawa, you should find direct buses from Kansai Airport to Takamatsu. There are several buses a day to Tokushima, and I think some to Takamatsu as well. Otherwise, there are numerous buses from the city itself to Takamatsu, and also to places like Miyoshi/Awa-Ikeda, useful for visiting the Iya Valley.

Thanks, @Giora. I really appreciate your insight.

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