Shikoku Mura

photo by 663highland · CC BY 2.5

photo by 663highland · CC BY 2.5

33 historic buildings moved from around Shikoku; the gallery alongside them is by Tadao Ando.

Over about 50,000 square metres on the lower slopes of the Yashima plateau, thirty-three buildings from the Edo and Taishō periods (farmhouses, storehouses and more) are scattered along the route. A thatched farmhouse is home to a restaurant serving handmade udon; a residence from Kobe has become a tea room. The Shikoku Mura Gallery, with paintings, sculptures and Oriental art, closes the route.

An open-air museum on the slopes of Mount Yashima, in Takamatsu, that brings together traditional buildings from all over Shikoku to preserve the memory of how they were built: the thirty-three buildings were dismantled in their home villages and reassembled here stone by stone. The Shikoku Mura Gallery, which stands beside them, is by Tadao Ando.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00 (entry and galleries until 16:30), closed on Tuesdays (if a public holiday, the following day). Tickets 1,600 yen adults, 1,000 yen university students, 600 yen junior high/high school students, free for elementary school age and under; 50% discount for people with disabilities and one companion. Annual pass 3,000 yen.

🚉 Kotodenyashima · 15 min walk

Sources: yashima-navi.jp · my-kagawa.jp

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