Feel the nature of Tokushima with all your senses.
Experience
the routes of (Awa)
Tokushima with
all of your senses
Experience
the routes of (Awa)
Tokushima with
all of your senses
It is a long-distance nature trail (approx.1,540km) around the entire island of Shikoku that begins in Naruto City and finishes in Itano Town, both in Tokushima Prefecture. By travelling along this trail,you can visit numerous sacred sites, such as the 88 temples along the Shikoku Pilgrimage route, as well as experience the nature and history of each area.
Please contact us if you notice any roads that need repair, fallen trees, etc. or if there is anything else you would to tell us about the Shikoku no Michi.
In this program, a certificate is issued to anyone who has completed all of the Shikoku no Michi routes on foot in a single prefecture.
If you wish to receive this certificate, please take a photo of yourself (the applicant) at the designated photo checkpoints along each route. Then, after getting all of the required photos for that route, write some comments regarding the route on each photo as well as your address, full name, age, and the dates on which the photos along the route were taken, and submit them to the representative for the prefecture where the route is located. After reviewing your application, a certificate will be issued to you for having completed the prefectural course.
If you have completed all of the routes in the four prefectures of Shikoku, please submit your certificate for each of the four prefectures to the representative for any prefecture.
After reviewing your application, we will issue you a certificate for having completed all of the routes in Shikoku.
The Shikoku no Michi portal site introduces the highlights of each course and provides directions using Google Maps. Smartphone owners can check their current location on the course. Currently, 11 courses x 4 prefectures = 44 courses are publicized, and we will continue to add more courses and improve user convenience in the future.
Go to site Languages supported: Japanese, English
You can download a guidebook and other materials related to the Shikoku no Michi.