Ritsurin Parkhas been awarded the highest rating of 3 stars in the French travel guide book Michelin Green Guide Japan, meaning it is ``worth the trip.'' (First published in March 2009.) Ref: https://www.my-kagawa.jp/
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This year's spring trip is a 7-day stay in Shikoku island, which is a separate island from the main Honshu island (where you can find Tokyo or Osaka). Shikoku is accessible by air, ferry, trains, or buses from Fukuoka or Osaka.
We are chasing autumn in Osaka and looking between Minoh Falls or Katsuo-ji temple. But since we had already been forest bathing in Kyoto and it seems like the temple has more character, thus we chose Katsuo-ji.