Kotohira

A small town in northeastern Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku, Kotohira is primarily famous for Kompirasan, Shikoku‘s most popular shrine. Kompirasan is dedicated to seafaring, and is said to have one of the most difficult shrine approaches in Japan. Nearby is the historical Kanamaruza kabuki theater, Japan’s oldest surviving, complete kabuki playhouse, which still stages kabuki performances from time to time.

Accommodation in Kotohira

Kotosankaku Ryokan

Just a 5-minute walk from JR Kotohira Train Station, Kotosankaku provides Japanese rooms with traditional futon beds, a minibar and Konpira Mountain views. Hot-spring baths, traditional meals and massage services are featured. Tatami (woven-straw) floors and shoji paper screens create...