Manno Lake

Located at the foot of Kotohira Shrine's famous lantern-lined steps, this celebrated culinary institution offers a spirited hands-on workshop making authentic handmade Sanuki udon. Guests knead wheat dough with their feet to music, roll, cut, and eat their freshly cooked noodles, receiving an official graduation scroll.

A famous shrine on Mount Zozu in Kotohira, reached by 785 stone steps to the main hall (1,368 to the inner shrine).

Temple 75 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, built at the birthplace of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), with a five-storey pagoda.

A 422-metre cone-shaped hill between Marugame and Sakaide, nicknamed 'Sanuki Fuji', with an easy hiking trail.

A castle with an original wooden keep and some of Japan's tallest stone walls, rising in tiers above Marugame city.

Temple 70 of the Shikoku pilgrimage in Mitoyo, whose main hall is a National Treasure, with a five-storey pagoda.

A long, flat beach in Mitoyo where shallow pools left at low tide mirror the sky, especially at sunset on calm days. Photos here are often compared to Bolivia’s salt flats. Check the tide time and sunset together.

Takamatsu’s landscape garden combines ponds, sculpted pines and views of Mount Shiun. Allow time for a slow circuit. Boat rides, tea houses and evening openings have separate arrangements.