Kagawa Prefecture was more than twice as popular as the runner-up, Fukuoka Prefecture. Recruit Co., the publisher of Jalan, did not disclose how many votes each prefecture won.

KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture—It looks like a helmet when laid face down, but flip it over and it becomes a bowl for “udon” noodles. The Udon Helmet was developed by Kawasaki Kako KK ...

KOTOHIRA, Kagawa -- Japan's oldest existing playhouse built in the Edo period (1603-1867) in this town in the western part of the country still stages annual spring Kabuki shows. The bartizan with ...

On the northeastern tip of the island of Shikoku is Japan’s tiniest prefecture, Kagawa. It might be small, but only big adventures await travelers. Some of these include spectacular temples and ...

Yamagata households spent an average of 22,389 yen (about $148) on eating ramen out in 2024, ranking first among Japan's 47 ...

On a day in December, this reporter visited a children's cafeteria located in the Kagawa Prefecture city of Takamatsu. The ...

TAKAMATSU, Japan >> A new technology in which udon noodles are turned into paper has been developed in Kagawa prefecture, famous for the chewy Sanuki udon, and preparations are underway to put the ...

At Zentsuji Temple in Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture, early-blooming cherry blossoms called Nehanzakura are about to reach their peak. Nehan is a translation of "Nirvana," a word that means the ...

A city in Hiroshima Prefecture has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as ...

The city of Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture serves as a convenient gateway to Shikoku, and is reached by train from Tokyo in around four-and-a-half hours or from Osaka in two. Travel by high-speed ...

Hyoge Festival takes place in Asano-chiku, in Kagawa-cho. This part of Japan, in Kagawa Prefecture, suffers from a lack of rainfall. The event originated as a way of giving thanks to Yanobe ...