This new museum (opened in 2017), celebrating the history of K身chi castle, is an architectural achievement in its own right. Entry is free to the museum shop (1st floor) and to the 2nd floor cafe and terrace 每 both with marvellous views of the castle and its grounds. The entry fee gives you access to the 3rd floor where you'll find interesting exhibitions on the history of the castle and the city of K身chi.
K身chi Castle Museum of History
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鬼身釵堯勳-轍身 is one of just a dozen castles in Japan to have survived with its original tenshu-kaku (keep) intact. The castle was originally built during the＃
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Our favourite street market in Shikoku is 300 years old and takes place every Sunday along 1.3km of ?te-suji, the main road leading to the castle. Around＃
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This popular cave has some interesting stalactites and stalagmites, and traces of prehistoric habitation. The route gets quite steep in places. Visitors＃
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Katsura-hama is a popular beach 12km south of central K身chi at the point where K身chi's harbour empties out into the bay. Strong currents prohibit swimming＃
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This remarkable vine bridge is one of only three left in the valley 每 the other two are further east in Higashi Iya. Unfortunately this one has been＃
Sakamoto Ry身ma Memorial Museum
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At Katsura-hama, this museum tells the story of hometown hero Sakamoto Ry身ma. Born in K身chi in 1835, Ry身ma brought about the alliance between the Satsuma ＃
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At Godaisan in the east of the city, you'll find Chikurin-ji, Temple 31 of the 88. The extensive grounds feature a five-storey pagoda and thousands of＃
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Several kilometres east of the town centre is the mountain of Godaisan, where you can enjoy excellent views of the city from a lookout point (桯咡怢). Near＃
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鬼身釵堯勳-轍身 is one of just a dozen castles in Japan to have survived with its original tenshu-kaku (keep) intact. The castle was originally built during the＃
0.18 MILES
Our favourite street market in Shikoku is 300 years old and takes place every Sunday along 1.3km of ?te-suji, the main road leading to the castle. Around＃
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This tiny reconstructed bridge from the Edo period is renowned throughout Japan thanks to a romantic song in which it features. For older Japanese people,＃
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At Godaisan in the east of the city, you'll find Chikurin-ji, Temple 31 of the 88. The extensive grounds feature a five-storey pagoda and thousands of＃
5. K身chi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
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Next to Chikurin-ji entrance gates on the south side of Godaisan, east of the city centre, are the impressive K身chi Prefectural Makino Botanical Gardens,＃
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Several kilometres east of the town centre is the mountain of Godaisan, where you can enjoy excellent views of the city from a lookout point (桯咡怢). Near＃
7. Sakamoto Ry身ma Memorial Museum
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At Katsura-hama, this museum tells the story of hometown hero Sakamoto Ry身ma. Born in K身chi in 1835, Ry身ma brought about the alliance between the Satsuma ＃
4.93 MILES
Katsura-hama is a popular beach 12km south of central K身chi at the point where K身chi's harbour empties out into the bay. Strong currents prohibit swimming＃