KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture—It looks like a helmet when laid face down, but flip it over and it becomes a bowl for “udon” noodles. The Udon Helmet was developed by Kawasaki Kako KK ...

On the northeastern tip of the island of Shikoku is Japan’s tiniest prefecture, Kagawa. It might be small, but only big adventures await travelers. Some of these include spectacular temples and ...

TAKAMATSU, Japan >> A new technology in which udon noodles are turned into paper has been developed in Kagawa prefecture, famous for the chewy Sanuki udon, and preparations are underway to put the ...

HIGASHI-KAGAWA, Kagawa Prefecture--When he was starting out in business in the 1960s, Etsuo Miyoshi, who would inherit the major glove maker Swany Corp. from his family, crisscrossed the globe ...

KOTOHIRA, Kagawa -- Japan's oldest existing playhouse built in the Edo period (1603-1867) in this town in the western part of the country still stages annual spring Kabuki shows. The bartizan with ...

A fourth-year university student and volunteer staffer, 22-year-old Rin Hiraoka, said, "It's not just a place to eat; it's a place to be for everyone." Meanwhile, Takemi Sakikawa, a 34-year-old ...

At Zentsuji Temple in Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture, early-blooming cherry blossoms called Nehanzakura are about to reach their peak. Nehan is a translation of "Nirvana," a word that means the ...

Hyoge Festival takes place in Asano-chiku, in Kagawa-cho. This part of Japan, in Kagawa Prefecture, suffers from a lack of rainfall. The event originated as a way of giving thanks to Yanobe ...

A city in Hiroshima Prefecture has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as ...