Course6 Shikoku Gourmet Enjoyment Trip

Takamatsu Station

Takamatsu Station has the largest number of commuters of any station in JR Shikoku, and the current station building was completed in 2001. The smiling "SHIKOKU SMILE STATION" station character was created as a symbol of the service in 2013, greeting customers with a smile and a spirit of hospitality. Currently, the exterior of Takamatsu Station is wrapped with Takamatsu Eki-chan advertising for a limited time, and the large smiling face greets customers that use the station.

Sanuki Udon (Kake Udon)

Sanuki Udon is a very popular dish in Kagawa and is a favorite of prefectural residents. There are many different variations, including Kake Udon, Zaru Udon, and Kamatama Udon. The price is also reasonable, and there are formats like self-service restaurants that you can only find in Kagawa, so be sure to try it.

"Honetsukidori"(Bone-in Chicken)

Thigh meat is cooked juicy and seasoned with salt and pepper. It is often available at Izakaya and goes well with beer.

Takamatsu Airport
Takamatsu Station
Lunch:Sanuki Udon
Dinner:Bone-in Chicken
[Lodging] Takamatsu City

*A separate boarding pass is required for travel between Takamatsu Airport and Takamatsu.
(The ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass does not work.)

Kompira Shrine

Kompira is worshipped as the god of agriculture, industry, medicine, and marine protection. The nickname of the shrine is "Kompira-san."

Hirome Ichiba

The Hirome Market is a large food stall village-like facility with a total of 60 shops, including restaurants and souvenir shops. Pick the dish of your liking from the shop of your choice, and enjoy the taste of Tosa to your heart's content.

Katsuo no Tataki (Minced Bonito)

Looking for the taste of Kochi? This is it. Bonito is cooked over a straw-fueled flame so that the outside is fragrant and the inside is juicy. Garnished with garlic and onions, you can eat it with vinegar and soy sauce or simply with salt. The first bonito of the spring or the returning bonito of the autumn taste best.

Takamatsu Station
Kotohira Station
Visit to Kotohira-gu Shrine/
Shopping on Kotohira-Ishidan-dori
Lunch:
Sanuki Udon
Kotohira Station
Kochi Station/
Kochiekimae tram stop
Harimaya-bashi tram stop
Hirome Ichiba
Harimaya-bashi tram stop
Kochiekimae tram stop
Dinner: Tataki and gyoza from a food stand
[Lodging] Kochi City

Nabeyaki Ramen(Scalloped Ramen)

This ramen has long been a local favorite in Susaki. Featuring chicken bone and soy sauce based soup, straight thin noodles and ingredients like onions, eggs, and chikuwa, it is served simmering hot in an earthen pot, so be careful not to get burnt!

Kaiyodo Hobby Train

The KAIYODO Hobby Train that runs on the Yodo Line has undergone a makeover and is now called the KAIYODO Hobby Train “Kappa Uyo-uyo-gō”. The exterior of the new train are decorated with images of kappa (mystical river imps) playing in a clean, fresh river, and on the inside of the train you’ll find kappa figure dolls. Also exhibited in a display case inside the train are many kappa figures. It is a train with a chock-full of kappa stuff, both on the inside and outside.

Taimeshi (rice with minced sea bream; Nanyo region)

Taimeshi is a local cuisine of Ehime and comes in two types depending on the region. In Toyo and Chuyo, a whole sea bream is cooked and placed on top of seasoned rice cooked with various ingredients. In Nanyo, sea bream sashimi is placed on rice, and a mix of special sauce, raw eggs, sesame, minced green onions, and other ingredients is poured on top.

Kochi Station
Susaki Station
Lunch:
Nabeyaki Ramen(Scalloped Ramen)
Susaki Station
Kubokawa Station
Kaiyodo Hobby Train
Uwajima Station
Dinner: Rice with minced sea bream
[Lodging] Uwajima City

Okaido&Gintengai

Okaido and Gintengai are long arcades in downtown Matsuyama City with various shops and restaurants. If you're going shopping in Ehime, you'll want to take a look around Okaido.

Botchan Train (Iyotetsu)

The name "Botchan Train" comes from the novel by the same name written by Soseki Natsume (Meiji era novelist). The reason for the name is that it is small and cute like a matchbox as described within the novel.

Uwajima Station
Matsuyama Station/
JR Matsuyamaekimae tram stop
Okaido tram stop
Shopping in Okaido
Okaido tram stop
Botchan Train
Dogo Onsen tram stop
JR Matsuyamaekimae tram stop
[Lodging] Matsuyama City (Dogo Onsen)

By ship

Matsuyama Station

Matsuyama Station is the station that represents Matsuyama City. The station building was renovated with a retro look in 2000. A triangle roof modeled after the original station building and old Matsuyama Junior High School decorates the central entrance at the front. The image of Matsuyama that is hoped to be conveyed is that of a town in the clouds atop a hill.