Hot summer has come this year. This summer, especially in the summer of power saving, many people would like to go to the sea to cool off with "Marugame Uchiwa" in one hand. By the way, the nature and culture of the islands along with the arts of Kagawa, which was crowded at the Setouchi Art Festival last year, were very popular. Some of you might think, "I want to discover the charm of the island in a more personal way!" For such people, I also recommend the islands floating in the western part of Kagawa Prefecture. Here, precious customs and landscapes are preserved, and there is a rustic journey. This time, I would like to introduce the Tadotsu area where such islands also float.
A town where modern culture awakens
About 30 minutes by limited express from JR Takamatsu Station and about 10 minutes by car from Zentsuji IC, there is Tadotsu Town located in the central part of Kagawa Prefecture. In the Edo period, Tadotsu flourished as a Jinya town of the Kyogoku Domain. It was known throughout the country as a dock for Kitamae and Konpira-san. During the Meiji era, Shikoku's modern culture was born one after another in this town.
Tadotsu is the birthplace of Shikoku Railway and the town where Shikoku's first weather station, first-class post office and lighting company were established. When you get off at JR Tadotsu Station, a commemorative monument is displayed as the birthplace of Shikoku Railway, and the small park nearby is showing a black and strong SL.
About 10 minutes on foot from Tadotsu Station, there is the JR Shikoku Tadotsu Factory. This is the second oldest railway vehicle factory in the country, built in 22. Of the buildings on the site, seven constructed in the Meiji and early Showa periods were certified as Modern Industrial Heritage. At this factory, if you make a reservation at least 1889 days in advance for a group of 2 or more and less than 15 people, you will be able to see railway vehicles inspection work, railway goods and photo panels.
Samurai Residence Museum
There is the "Tadotsu Municipal Museum" about 3 minutes on foot from the JR Tadotsu Factory. First, the building itself has a tasteful samurai residence, donated by the Asamis, a former Tadotsu feudal lord. It is a model Japanese boat that enters the entrance and jumps into your eyes. It was dedicated to Takami Hachimangu Shrine, and it is said that it is the oldest in the prefecture and the third oldest in the whole country. This Benzai ship was a very active ship on the route of Kitamae. The skill of the people of the Shiatsu Islands who built and manipulated it was highly appreciated. In the museum, the history of Tadotsu-cho is displayed, and you can also see one scene of a good old life.
Every August, there is also a special exhibition that conveys memories of the war and a day of tasting “Suiton” to protect peace. In addition, after the tray, "Hatsusaku Dolls" will be exhibited in the back room.
Retouching pharmacist
This time, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Tadotsu Station, we will head to Doryuji Temple, the 77th bill of Shikoku Sacred Ground. From the Municipal Archives, head east on Prefectural Road No. 21, which is also less than a 15-minute walk. It is said that a small statue of Wake Michitaka, who opened the temple, was placed in the womb of Yakushi Nyorai, which was carved by Kobo Daishi himself, and was regarded as the main god. This temple is famous as "Eye Restoration Yakushi". It is said that Marugame Kyogoku Clan's Kyogoku Samazo was blind from an early age, but he prayed to the main priest, Yakushi Nyorai, and is said to have been completely relieved. Later, Samazo became a master doctor and became a master of eye diseases.
"Eye tea" at the gate
In front of Doryuji Temple, there is a shop called "San-Ai", which serves tea for pilgrims. The specialty tea that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer is “Ei-so”. This is a herbal tea blended with Megsulinoki, which has been said to be effective against eye diseases since the Warring States period. Even though it is easy to drink refreshingly, it is very popular with visiting pilgrims. So, in addition to tea, "Eye Su Candy" was also released. Inside the shop, there are pilgrimage items and Buddhist accessories in addition to souvenirs, but this is also famous as a shop where you can find pilgrimage items, such as Souhonzan Zentsuji Temple and Shikoku Sacred Place Association. There is also a work by Kanransai, known for his warm Buddhist paintings. One push was the lucky colored paper of the zodiac dragon next year.
Kagawa brand "Sanki Cochin"
Maruho Foods is located just north of Doryuji Temple across the prefectural road. There is a sign called a pizza factory, where frozen pizza is manufactured at a factory that has obtained ISO 22000 for producing, distributing and selling safe food. Maruho Foods started out as a company dealing with poultry and chicken. They have directly managed farms in Kagawa and Tokushima prefectures, and have been working on broilers such as “P, H, F, and youth” that use non-GMO corn as feed.
And here, we handle "Sanuki Cochin", which is proud of Kagawa Prefecture. The precious "Sanki Cochin" was developed by the Kagawa Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, and was named by the then Governor of Kagawa Prefecture. The breeding period is as long as 80 days or more, so it has a deep taste and elastic chewyness. It is a recommended product of Kagawa prefecture as one of the "Sanuki Sanyu" you know. I visited a directly managed farm in Takimiya, Ayagawa town, but a healthy Sanuki Cochin was running around in an open-type poultry house.
Currently, using this "Sanuki Cochin", "Smoked Chicken", "Pastra Mi Chicken", "Wiener Sausage", "Chicken Nugget", etc., which are irresistible for their crunchy texture and taste are recommended for beer and wine. . You can get that delicious chicken at the directly managed store "Tottoya" right in front of you. A delicious smell like walking pilgrimage tickles the nose.
Excellent Frankfurt
Tottoya was opened four years ago as a directly managed store for Maruho Foods. You can taste delicious yakitori that there are regulars from outside the prefecture as well as the neighborhood. Onions with peaches and onions, salt of chicken wings, tsukune, etc. are lined up. In addition, there are chicken with bone, fried chicken, and motsu. One of the must-try dishes is Frankfurt from Sanuki Cochin, which was launched in February this year. It is possible to cover immediately, but there is also a take-out of frozen products, so it is recommended to make a cut after thawing with hot water and bake in a frying pan so that it is browned. Smoked chicken and pastrami, launched in April, can be sliced into snacks, served in salads, and enjoy their deep umami. If you wish, we will also ship on cool flights.
Class B Gourmet Spotlight
Next, we will introduce “Nabe Hol Udon,” which is gaining in popularity as a Class B gourmet from Tadotsu. I visited Ikoi, which is about a 4-minute walk from JR Tadotsu Station and about a 4-minute walk from the museum. Here, we talked to Mr. Ohara of the Tadotsunabe Hol Udon Spread Committee Secretariat. Nabehoru-udon began in 1957 when Ohara's father came up with the idea of having more than one hundred employees working at the then National Railways Tadotsu Plant eat it. The hot pot, which is often said now, is called “Nabe-Hol Udon” because of the addition of udon to its finish. At one time, it was a menu that had been forgotten due to a decrease in the number of JNR staff, but it has been revived as a priming agent for "Machikoshi". Currently, there are 5 restaurants where you can eat Nabe Hol Udon, but we are working hard to increase the number of stores to 10. Hormon udon, crunchy cabbage, leek and stamina-rich pots are recommended to prevent summer batter in the hot season as well as in winter. The specialty of "Ikoi" is the seasoning of soy sauce with grated garlic, but it is also fun to compare the flavors of each restaurant.
Tadotsu Nabe Hol Udon Spread Committee Secretariat (Tadotsu Lions Club) 0877-33-2882 / Ikoi (0877-33-2007)
Hirohama Udon Tadotsu 0877-32-4455
Hiranoya (nabe hor udon requires reservation) 0877-33-3053
Shunwa Hanase 0877-32-3200
Yakiniku Matsusaka (Marugame City) 0877-24-2362
Popular shops in Minato
Next, head to Tadotsu Port. The seafood restaurant "Emonya" is located at the docks that arrive and depart from the islands. You can buy fish directly from a fisherman who arrives at the port, so you can enjoy the freshness of the sea. There are various items from sashimi and other items, lunch menus, bowls to banquets. "Emon" is a place where you can enjoy "Eemon" which is popular among locals.
Enjoy the bounty of salt saturation
This time, go out on Hama Kaido and drive a little toward Marugame, and on the right side of the road is Minato Shinse. It is about a 16-minute walk from Doryuji Temple. This is a historical Japanese restaurant founded in 1977. In the morning, you can enjoy seasonal dishes using seafood and local ingredients. If you want to enjoy the blessings of Seto lively, there are a variety of live fish boats and a variety of seasonal specialties. Goten cuisine and seasonal kaiseki are popular "Minato Niiyo" dishes. Let's enjoy the salt-saturated sea as much as you want.
Seasonal fisherman dishes
If you continue along the Hama Kaido towards Marugame, you will find a fisherman's dish "Seiei Maru" on the left side of the road, about a 17-minute walk from Doryuji Temple. This is a place where you can enjoy a meal while watching the Seto Inland Sea, and you can also have a banquet that can accommodate from a small number of people to a maximum of 100 people. Lunch time is crowded with many people because you can enjoy fresh and fresh seafood. Actually, this shop is directly managed by Kuramoto Suisan. The taste of fish dishes has a reputation.
Fresh fish direct delivery & morning market
Kuramoto Fisheries, which has its headquarters and second factory along the Hamakaido, starts with the transportation and sales of the aquaculture industry, and now has a processing department and a live fish department, etc., and offers fresh fish from the Seto Inland Sea to the Osaka and Tokyo markets. Has also been sent. Now that we have an online sales site, you can easily get the season of Seto on cool flights. Recommended for such summers are local managatu, octopus, kiss, bella, camas, and hamo (Tokushima, Hyogo). If we introduce the seasonal seasons only for Kagawa products, we will be cultivating tiger puffer fish on Takami Island at the end of the year in winter. New Year's holiday. Japanese squid from February to April. In April and May, Sanuki Denpeku, squid, Thailand, Suzuki, Chinu, and Swordfish. In May and June, you can savor sowala and the feast of the Seto Inland Sea. This fresh seafood is also sold at the Sunday morning market. The location is Kuramoto Suisan's second factory. It is about 2 minutes on foot from Hamakaido from JR Tadotsu Station.
Shikoku-Specific Sacred Grounds
Heading further west along the Hamakaido, you will find a folding screen ura Kaiganji. About 3 minutes on foot from JR Kaiganji Station. This is the 18th Sapporo XNUMXth Sacred Ground. According to the temple's Engi, this is where the home of Tamahigozen, the mother of Kobo Daishi Kukai, was said to be the sacred place for the birth of Daishi. You. "Kaiganji" is a temple on the seaside as the name suggests. Behind the temple is a beach.
Okuhakugata grapes
From Kaiganji, head further southwest, towards Okuhaku. Here, there is a manor house that was built by the former Kyogoku family, Motoma Hayashi, to protect the palace from shelling by foreign ships at the end of the Edo period. In addition, the greenhouse of the vineyard expands as you go up Mt. Vine cultivation in this area began in 7, and eventually became one of the largest seedless grapes in western Japan. Now, XNUMX% of Delaware from the prefecture is produced in this Oku-Shirakata area.
Here you will also find a tourist vineyard that is perfect for summer vacation experiences. I visited Mr. Ozaki, who runs the vineyard. Ozaki, a grape cultivation professional with half a century of cultivation, currently grows five types of grapes. "Delaware" can be harvested from early July to the time of Bon Festival. From August 5st to 7th, a red and large grain "red ballad" that can be eaten with skin. August is a sweet and refreshing “Pione”. In September, you can enjoy the sweet and mellow “Rosary Bianco” and the unique sweet reddish “Kaiji”, and from July to September. Grapes right after harvest are just juicy. Plenty of juice spreads sweetly and refreshingly in your mouth. Please take a look at the freshly picked grapes. You can also see the Seto Inland Sea from the vineyard.
The birthplace of Shorinji Kempo, spread throughout the world
From Kaiganji, head further southwest, towards Okuhaku. Here, there is a manor house that was built by the former Kyogoku family, Motoma Hayashi, to protect the palace from shelling by foreign ships at the end of the Edo period. In addition, the greenhouse of the vineyard expands as you go up Mt. Vine cultivation in this area began in 7, and eventually became one of the largest seedless grapes in western Japan. Now, XNUMX% of Delaware from the prefecture is produced in this Oku-Shirakata area.
Here you will also find a tourist vineyard that is perfect for summer vacation experiences. I visited Mr. Ozaki, who runs the vineyard. Ozaki, a grape cultivation professional with half a century of cultivation, currently grows five types of grapes. "Delaware" can be harvested from early July to the time of Bon Festival. From August 5st to 7th, a red and large grain "red ballad" that can be eaten with skin. August is a sweet and refreshing “Pione”. In September, you can enjoy the sweet and mellow “Rosary Bianco” and the unique sweet reddish “Kaiji”, and from July to September. Grapes right after harvest are just juicy. Plenty of juice spreads sweetly and refreshingly in your mouth. Please take a look at the freshly picked grapes. You can also see the Seto Inland Sea from the vineyard.
Enjoy Sanuki's sake
Then, visit "Nishino Kinryo" located south of Tadotsu Town. “Kinryo” has been known as “Sanki no Konpira Sake” since the Edo period and is known as the sacred sake of Kotohira Shrine. The last Kotohira introduced "Kinryo no Sato", and its large-scale factory is located here in Kazuhara, Tado.
Kuzuhara is known for having very high quality and abundant water, and has moved sake brewing that began in Kotohira to this area and has continued to make Sanuki's delicious sake. In addition to such historical sake, liqueur "Shirashita Sugar Plum Sake", which is made with Sanada's proud Wasanbon, and rice with ume, and "Sanshu Kuro", a shochu made from Kagawa's original variety of black soybean, Kagawa Prefecture New products full of originality, such as the sake of the original sake rice “Sanuki Kimai”, are being created one after another. In Kagawa, please enjoy "Sanuki no Sake" just like you can enjoy "Sanuki Udon". The exquisite compatibility of the Seto Inland Sea with the blessings of Sanuki-no-sato.
The dream of Sanuki spreads
Kuzuhara is also known as a rich agricultural area because of its good water. The Kazuhara Agriculture Corporation, a farming association for cultivating the prefecture's original wheat “Sanuki no Yume 2000” born for “Sanuki udon”, has also been established. So I asked Mr. Omori, the representative director. The Kuzuhara Farmers' Association, which started three years ago, began to work with local forces to send out high-quality agricultural products in a rapidly changing environment surrounding agriculture. Currently there are 3 members. It cultivates a variety of agricultural crops such as wheat, about 34㌶, rice about 33㌶, and soybeans, onions, sweet corn, broccoli, carrots, radish, radish, and watermelon. Among them is wheat. We grow bare wheat and wheat, and wheat "Sanuki no Yume 15" has been cultivated in full-scale since 2000, and the udon noodles made with this powder have a good reputation. However, from the cultivation standpoint, it was said that there was a problem that the fruit would be scattered as soon as a strong wind blows during the harvest season. The breed was improved in Sanuki no Yume 21. A new variety of wheat that has improved the texture and taste of udon. In Kuzuhara, cultivation for seeds has begun, and it is expected to be fully harvested in the spring of 2009.
Fresh agricultural products and handmade products
About 8 minutes by car from Kuzuhara district, we will visit "Production area direct sales place Tadotsu" along prefectural road 212. Here, fresh produce and specialty processed products from the Tadotsu area are lined up. In the season, Tadotsu's boasting mini tomatoes have a bright red face, but August and September are scarce. Therefore, jam using mini tomatoes full of umami is a popular product throughout the year. It goes well with a healthy morning dining table. In addition, women's club handmade miso, okara cookies, tofu and fried food only on Wednesday and Friday, and sweet grapes such as Delaware, Pione, Fujiminori, etc. are waiting at the store in summer. It is a local production shop "Tadotsu" that is full of local deliciousness.
Manatsuo and octopus in the summer season
Then we will head to Tadotsu Port again. Approximately an 8-minute drive from Tachitsu Branch of the production area and a 17-minute walk from JR Tadotsu Station. First, I visited Tadotsu Town Takami Fishery Cooperative in this port. This fishery cooperative is a fishing cooperative for people who fish off the coast of Takami and Sanagi. The islands have few flatlands and few fields. That's where fisheries live. In the area, you can draw from early spring to early summer, and you can enjoy squid fishing. In the summer, managa skipjack and octopus fishing will take place. In addition, because of the bottom seine fishery, various small fish can enter the net and enjoy the delicate taste of each season. The shortage of the island's successors, however, was severe, and many young people moved off the island. That's why Takami Island and Sanagi Island have a unique feel of a simple island. Now, let's head to Tadotsu Port for the two islands later.
Takami Island and Sanagi Island
From Tadotsu Port, we took a ferry (Sanyo Kisen Phone 0877-32-2528) and arrived at Takami Island in 25 minutes. There is Mt. Ryuo, the highest peak of the Shiatsu Islands, and a stone wall is built on a steep slope of about 25 degrees, and a village is built. Follow the flat plains of the harbor, followed by steep slopes and stone steps. Following such a slope, I went to "Daishoji". A house is built on the stone wall high on the way, but is a castle inside? Some homes are as good as you think. If you think of it, you have lost the Lord, or the roof that has decayed. Seeing the sea beyond such a house feels like traveling. The Daisho-ji Temple arrived at the beginning of Kosho Daishi, and the sumo wrestled with spectacular sculptures at the gate where the bell was hanging.
Next is Sayanagijima, a 30-minute ferry ride from Takami Island and a 65-minute ride from Tadotsu Port. Here again, the foothills approach the seaside, centering on high mountain climbing, and the houses continue to line up on a slight level ground. On the side of this mountain is the Daitengu Shrine, where a tengu statue is carved.
On these two islands, there is a precious tradition "double tomb system" that tells the history of the funeral. In this custom, the tombs where the bodies were buried and the tombs for worshiping were set up separately. Buried tombs lined up near the beach to listen to the sound of the waves. Also, both islands are cat paradise. On Takami Island, we met a group of cats occupying the road. And the island has beautiful sandy beaches. Such summer days, where you can play with the waves relaxingly on the island's seashore, may be the best eco.
Tadotsu-cho has many points and shops to visit. The "Tatsutsu Summer Festival" will be held on the first Saturday of August (8th of 23). Come to the Tadotsu area for a total dance, fireworks display and memories of summer vacation.