Ritsurin Garden and Shodoshima olives: walking Kagawa, the “Udon Prefecture”
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About Kagawa
Kagawa, in northeastern Shikoku, is the smallest prefecture in Japan by area, with Takamatsu as its capital and udon as its claim to fame.
Main walking areas in Kagawa
Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.
- Takamatsu (Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu Castle ruins, Sunport)
- Marugame (Marugame Castle)
- Shodoshima (Olive Park, Kankakei Gorge)
Kagawa trivia
Ritsurin Garden, laid out in the Edo period as a daimyo garden, is designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and dubbed the “national treasure of gardens.”
Tips for finding smoking areas in Kagawa
- Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
- Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
- Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
- Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone
Find efficiently with Mottosuitai
Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=kagawa for the Kagawa list.