Takamatsu
Population 417,814 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Japan
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Takamatsu Castle Castle · 40 m -
The Kagawa Museum Museum · 300 m -
Takamatsu City Museum of Art Museum · 670 m - Information and Communication Exchange Center e-topia Kagawa Attraction · 430 m
- Pedestrian street Attraction · 450 m
- Rescue Cat Cafe CATLOAF Zoo · 480 m
- 中櫓跡 Ruins · 30 m
- 中川櫓跡 Ruins · 30 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Shionoe Firefly Festival
June
A festival to celebrate the flying insect
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Sanuki Takamatsu Festival
August
The first day is the opening; the second day is a fireworks festival; the last day is a dance festival. Visitors can enjoy the central park, the shopping arcade, and the "Sunport" district
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Winter Festival
December
See beautiful Christmas displays at the central park
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Takamatsu); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
All 47 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
Train stations: Takamatsu 360 m, Imabashi 1.2 km, Showacho 1.8 km, Ritsurinkōen Kitaguchi 1.9 km, Ritsurin 2.0 km, Oki-Matsushima 2.3 km, Ritsurin-Koen 2.4 km, Kasugagawa 3.2 km, Kitacho 3.4 km, Kōzai 3.8 km, Fuseishi 4.5 km, Katamoto 4.5 km, Takamatsu Kamotsu Terminal 4.5 km, Motoyama 5.4 km, Yashima 5.6 km, Ota 5.7 km, 太田 5.7 km, Kinashi 5.8 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.