Partners Information: ANA has partnered with Kagawa Prefecture to bring to you an online bus tour in Setouchi (the Seto Inland Sea), which starts at 5:00pm on Sunday 21 March 2021.
The Seto Inland Sea is located between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku; its coastal areas are also commonly referred to as Setouchi. Home to over a thousand islands, both big and small, the Seto Inland Sea is well-known for the Setouchi Triennale art festival and its outstanding natural beauty with spectacular sea and mountain views aplenty.
This tour will give attendees the opportunity to have a virtual tour of Shodoshima Island. Shodoshima is the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, with a population of 28,500 and an area of 170km2 (as of April 1, 2017). The island is known as the Mediterranean of Japan, both for its year-round temperate climate and as the birthplace of olive production in the country. Traditional food production, such as soy sauce slowly fermented in wooden barrels or sun-dried somen noodles, continues to thrive after 400 years. Cuisine using these time-tested methods is found in abundance.
Shodoshima is also blessed with plentiful nature. At Kankakei Gorge, considered one of the three most spectacular gorges in Japan, you can take in the Seto Inland Sea, unusual rock formations patiently carved by wind and rain and the canyon itself. Another popular spot is Angel Road, a sandbar which appears only twice a day at low tide to connect four small islands. Couples who walk hand in hand as they cross these white sands are said to one day find true happiness.
Shodoshima is also one of the venues for the Setouchi Triennale art festival, so make sure to see Gift of the Sun, Regent in Olives and other outdoor art installations remaining from the festival.
Online Bus Tour details
Date & Time: 5:00pm - 6:50pm (AEDT), Sunday 21 March 2021
Platform: Zoom
Price: 1,000 JPY
To book please visit the EXPERIENCE SETOUCHI with ANA page:
https://www.ana.co.jp/en/au/japan-travel-planner/setouchi_triennale/
