Souvenirs
Konpira shrine approach
金刀比羅宮 参道
The stone-step approach lined with souvenir, udon and sweets shops.
- Area
- Shikoku · Kotohira
- Getting there
- Kotoden Kotohira Sta.
Shopping list picks
- Happiness charm
- Udon gift sets
- Funabashi rice crackers
Travel tips · Many buy the yellow 'happiness' charm on the way back.
More places nearby
Historic·TemplesKotohira
Kotohira-gu (Konpira-san)
金刀比羅宮
A shrine to the god of the sea; 785 steps to the main shrine and 1,368 to the inner shrine.
Historic·TemplesKotohira
Kanamaruza (Old Konpira Kabuki Theater)
旧金毘羅大芝居 金丸座
Japan's oldest surviving kabuki theater, built in 1835; you can see the machinery under the stage.
October festivalsKotohira
Konpira Grand Festival
金刀比羅宮 例大祭
Konpira's grand festival, when a long procession in Heian-era costume descends the stone steps at night.
Shopping streetMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen
Dogo Haikara-dori
道後ハイカラ通り
An L-shaped arcade from Dogo Onsen stop to the Honkan, lined with citrus-juice and local sweets shops.
Shopping streetMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen
Okaido & Gintengai
大街道・銀天街
Central Matsuyama's two shopping arcades, with department stores and drugstores.
Shopping streetTakamatsu
Takamatsu Marugamemachi shopping street
高松丸亀町商店街
Takamatsu's central arcade under a glass dome, full of fashion, goods and udon shops.
SouvenirsNaoshima
Umi no Eki Naoshima (Miyanoura Port)
海の駅なおしま
The shop inside the ferry terminal, selling island souvenirs and art goods.