Best Hikes in Shikoku
Amon Bradshaw Shikoku is often overlooked by hikers and travellers in Japan, but the island’s four prefectures offers some of the best moderate (non-mountaineering) foot-on-ground hiking trails in the country. From the…
Best Hikes in the Iya Valley
The Iya Valley in Tokushima is one of Japan’s “Three Hidden Regions,” famous for its tall limestone gorges, historic thatched-roof houses, and the iconic Kazurabashi (vine bridges) across the Iya…
Shikoku’s 100 Famous Mountains (四国百名山)
For every mountain you hike, there will always be another hundred you’ll never get to. While you may have heard of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains, only two peaks from Shikoku…