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Images of the Cycling the Shimanami Kaido tour

View from the mountain on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153113_564-400x284.jpg" alt="View from the mountain on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153113_564.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153113_564-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205182" />

Traditional Japanese food on the Shimanami Kaido

Shimanami Kaido Cycling

Rest next to shimanami kaido

A boat in front of the Shimanami Kaido

Cyclists on the Shimanami Kaido

Boats next to the Shimanami Kaido

Guests in from of a bridge on the Shimanami Kaido

Shimanami Kaido bridge

Boats next to the Shimanami Kaido

View of the Shimanami Kaido

A bride on the Shimanami Kaido

Shimanami

Guests on the Shimanami Cycling Tour

Temple on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1-400x284.jpg" alt="Temple on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-204839" />

Clams on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Clams-on-Oshima-400x284.jpg" alt="Clams on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Clams-on-Oshima.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Clams-on-Oshima-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205883" />

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Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido

Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido

Unwind while cycling

Fisherman in the Seto Inland Sea

Night view of the Shimanami Kaido from Kirosan

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan-400x284.jpg" alt="Night view of the Shimanami Kaido from Kirosan" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205913" />

Cycling the Shimanami

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169-400x284.jpg" alt="Cycling the Shimanami" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205204" />

Sunset on the Seto Inland Sea

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi-400x284.jpg" alt="Sunset on the Seto Inland Sea" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205871" />

Get off the bike and hike

Sunset on the Shimanami Kaido

A view on the bride on the Shimanami Kaido

Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1-400x284.jpg" alt="Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205183" />

Aerial view of the Shimanami Kaido

Romantic sunset walk in Shikoku

Images of the Matsuyama Food & Culture tour

Boat in Japan, travel to rural Japan

Enjoying a local beer on the Matsuyama Tour

Traditional Japanese food in Matsuyama

Green tea on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE-400x284.jpg" alt="Green tea on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205931" />

Bikes outside a local shop on the Matsuyama Tour

Local making traditional Japanese food on the Matsuyama tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Soy-min-400x284.jpg" alt="Local making traditional Japanese food on the Matsuyama tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Soy-min.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Soy-min-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205465" />

Eating Okonomiyaki on the Matsuyama Tour

Couple enjoying a foot bath on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ-400x284.jpg" alt="Couple enjoying a foot bath on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205930" />

Dogo Onsen at night

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night-400x284.jpg" alt="Dogo Onsen at night" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205887" />

Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama

Bamboo forest on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo-400x284.jpg" alt="Bamboo forest on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205929" />

Matsuyama food tour, the bamboo forest

Writing Haiku on the Matsuyama Tour

Traditional Japanese food from the Matsuyama tour

Images of the Sobazukuri & Shinrinyoku tour

Guests explore wild Shikoku on a guided tour

A wild gorge near Matsuyama Shikoku

Off the beaten track on Shikoku

Making soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class

Off the beaten track on Shikoku

Traditional Japanese cooking class in Shikoku

A remote valley in Shikoku Japan

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP-400x284.jpg" alt="A remote valley in Shikoku Japan" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205694" />

A remote valley from a tour of rural Shikoku

Learning to make soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class in Shikoku

Making soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class with locals

A wild forest from a tour of Shikoku

Making soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class with locals

A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2-400x284.jpg" alt="A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205691" />

Eating soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class

Making traditional soba noodles on Shikoku

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife-400x284.jpg" alt="Making traditional soba noodles on Shikoku" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205909" />

Soba noodles in a Japanese cooking class

A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku

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Images we love

Imabari Yakitori

Buddhist statues on Shikoku

Bamboo forest on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo-400x284.jpg" alt="Bamboo forest on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bv4HQRsFhFo-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205929" />

Green tea on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE-400x284.jpg" alt="Green tea on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_BxzTZmfgSDE-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205931" />

Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1-400x284.jpg" alt="Cycling on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180131_153105_628-1-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205183" />

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A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2-400x284.jpg" alt="A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hira.knj_BpuLo8Unw47_2-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205691" />

Pilgrims on the 88 temple pilgrimage

Temple on the Shimanami Kaido

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1-400x284.jpg" alt="Temple on the Shimanami Kaido" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/littlestgator_BbJRBydDtz0-1-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-204839" />

Things to do in Matsuyama, the real Japan

Cycling the Shimanami

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169-400x284.jpg" alt="Cycling the Shimanami" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Woman-and-bike-169-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205204" />

A remote valley in Shikoku Japan

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP-400x284.jpg" alt="A remote valley in Shikoku Japan" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b6y114302a_BWuWriTAHBP-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205694" />

A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maakatsu_Bl7AgbeAlrk-400x284.jpg" alt="A waterfall from a tour of Shikoku" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maakatsu_Bl7AgbeAlrk-e1590187973569.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maakatsu_Bl7AgbeAlrk-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205692" />

Couple enjoying a foot bath on the Matsuyama Tour

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ-400x284.jpg" alt="Couple enjoying a foot bath on the Matsuyama Tour" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiddenjapantravel_Bx7s34AgSnQ-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205930" />

View from the mountain on the Shimanami Kaido

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A statue at a Buddhist temple on Shikoku

Night view of the Shimanami Kaido from Kirosan

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan-400x284.jpg" alt="Night view of the Shimanami Kaido from Kirosan" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Sunset-from-Kirosan-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205913" />

Local making traditional Japanese food on the Matsuyama tour

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Sunset on the Seto Inland Sea

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi-400x284.jpg" alt="Sunset on the Seto Inland Sea" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_The-coastline-of-Iwagi-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205871" />

Dogo Onsen

Clams on the Shimanami Kaido

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Making traditional soba noodles on Shikoku

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife-400x284.jpg" alt="Making traditional soba noodles on Shikoku" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Soba-with-knife-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205909" />

Dogo Onsen at night

<img width="400" height="284" src="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night-400x284.jpg" alt="Dogo Onsen at night" srcset="https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night.jpg 479w, https://hiddenjapantravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2_Dogo-at-night-400x284.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw" class="wp-image-205887" />

A train station by the sea in Shikoku

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