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Kotohira, Shikoku — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Kotohira
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Recommended route · Visiting Konpira-san
  1. 10 min walk + stone steps
Getting around Kotohira

MainAbout 60 min by Kotoden from Takamatsu-Chikko, or about 1 hr by JR from Takamatsu Sta.

On foot10 min walk from the station to the start of the approach

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Kotohira, Shikoku · 2 spots

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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.

15 min walk from Kotoden Kotohira Sta.
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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.

5 min walk from the shrine approach