Discover Higashikagawa

Higashikagawa offers different ways to explore the area, depending on your interests: crafts and history, encounters with animals, or a geological formation each provide a different focus. These themes sit side by side in the municipality. When choosing a holiday rental, you can first consider what kind of discoveries you want to shape your holiday.

Crafts, history and architecture

In the municipality, the Kagawa Glove Museum presents the history of the glove industry. On display are gloves belonging to well-known athletes, examples made from different materials, and old sewing machines. The mix of sports memorabilia, varied materials and tools offers different perspectives on gloves and how they are made. In the municipality, Kamebishiya has preserved the traditional Mushiro-Kōji method of making soy sauce since its founding in 1753. Alongside the history of the glove industry, this offers a traditional method of food production. If you are interested in craft processes, you can compare the two topics: the history of an industry on the one hand, and a traditional method of making soy sauce on the other.

At Hikita Castle in the municipality, dry-stacked natural stone walls built by the Ikoma family have been preserved. Here, the focus is on a historic building technique. This is a different way to explore history than looking at gloves on display or a preserved production method: the walls themselves are a tangible architectural detail. The municipality thus brings together different forms of history—exhibits, a craft tradition and preserved architecture.

Animal encounters with different focuses

In the municipality, Shirotori Zoo offers encounters with small animals, as well as opportunities to feed goats and other animals. In the municipality, Mare Ricco at Ado Pond offers experiences feeding yellowtail and fishing for sea bream. Comparing the two can help you choose the experience you want. The zoo focuses on small animals and goats; at Ado Pond, the focus is on fish and the combination of feeding and fishing. If you are planning with travel companions, you can consider which of these activities sounds most interesting to you. Both options offer different ways to encounter animals, without assuming the same kind of holiday experience.

Take a closer look at a geological formation

The Kaburakoshi lamprophyre dyke in the municipality is a geological formation with white and black stripes. The pattern formed when black lamprophyre intruded into fractures in the white granite. If you enjoy exploring how geological features form while travelling, you can move from the visible contrast in colour to the story of how it came about. Unlike crafts, architecture or animal experiences, the focus here is on the interaction between two types of rock: black lamprophyre filled fractures in white granite. This makes a geological change visible as a distinct pattern.

Use your interests to guide your choice of accommodation

When looking for a holiday rental in Higashikagawa, you can organise these themes around your travel interests: history and production, encounters with animals, or geological discoveries. Consider whether you want to focus on one area or combine different interests. The various themes offer different starting points for planning, from exploring traditional crafts to experiences with animals or a geological formation.

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