Kagawa prefecture (香川県 Kagawa-ken) is on the Japanese island of Shikoku.

Understand

Kagawa was formerly known as the province of Sanuki (讃岐).

Cities

• Takamatsu - the prefectural capital
• Higashikagawa
• Kanonji - large sand sculpture of a coin - Zenigata Sunae - and viewing platform from Kotohiki Park.
• Kotohira - built around the shrine of Konpira
• Marugame - largest producer of Japanese fans (uchiwa) in Japan and home of one of the few remaining wooden castles.
• Sakaide
• Sanuki
• Zentsuji

Other destinations

Seto Inland Sea - Many of the islands belong to the city of Sakaide

Get in

By plane

Takamatsu Airport has flights to Tokyo, Kagoshima, and Naha (Okinawa) on the domestic side, and Seoul and Shanghai on the international side.

By train

Takamatsu is the main train gateway to Shikoku. There are frequent services in all directions: north to Okayama on the Honshu mainland, west to Matsuyama, south to Kochi and east to Tokushima.

See

• Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園). A large and beautiful park located in Takamatsu. 

• Marugame Castle (丸亀城). One of the only 12 remaining original castles in Japan. Located in Marugame. 

Eat

Kagawa is famous as the home of udon, thick chewy wheat noodles. The local type is still known by the province's old name as Sanuki udon.

Go next

• Okayama Prefecture
• Tokushima Prefecture
• Kochi Prefecture
• Ehime Prefecture