Shikoku Pilgrimage Food Map

2 Chome-3-1 Obiyamachi, Kochi, 780-0841, Japan · Kochi · Try: Katsuo no tataki; karaage; sushi including sea urchin; yuzu spritzers; beer; sake

Hirome Market is a covered food market in Kochi with stalls and shared tables. Pilgrims find katsuo no tataki, karaage, assorted sushi including sea urchin, yuzu spritzers, beer, and sake in a communal setting that gathers several food and drink options under one roof.

1 甲436 Minocho Omi, Mitoyo, Kagawa 767-0031, Japan · Kagawa

BED N CHILL Shippoya is a hostel with beer offerings for pilgrims in Kagawa. Its drinks include Kūkai beer and udon beer, giving walkers a place to include distinctive beverages in a Kagawa lodging stop.

4-19 Tsurushimacho, Uwajima, Ehime 798-0060, Japan · Ehime · Try: Soufflé pancakes, matcha, taimeshi

Dear U Uwajima Guest House & Café combines hostel lodging with a café serving soufflé pancakes and matcha. In Uwajima, taimeshi is prepared with thinly sliced sea bream over rice, egg yolk, and dipping broth. It is one local food option among the city's specialties, with Uwajima Castle nearby for a town stop.

1480-1 Doicho Ueno, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0721, Japan · Ehime

Goyōmatsu-sō is a ryokan that provides dinner for pilgrims walking through Ehime. Its lodging with an evening meal gives walkers a place to eat and sleep within a Shikoku walking day along the pilgrimage route.

Teramae-114-6 Okugawachi, Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima 779-2305, Japan · Kochi

Guest House Sakura-an is a traditional Japanese-style house in Hiwasa, a fishing village in Tokushima, renovated as simple accommodation. Its first-floor Nikenme Bar offers traditional sake, Japanese tapas, and snacks, while the house provides homemade breakfasts and dinners, including a Japanese breakfast and vegan menu for pilgrims staying overnight.

3025 Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime 791-3301, Japan · Ehime

Guesthouse & Bar Uchikobare is a guesthouse and bar in a renovated traditional house at the entrance to Uchiko’s preserved townscape. Dinner and drinks make it a natural evening stop for pilgrims, with a bar setting where travelers can eat, talk, and stay under the same roof.

甲1609-7 Shimohatanokawa, Kumakogen, Kamiukena District, Ehime 791-1212, Japan · Ehime

Haccho-Zaka is a ryokan with dinner for pilgrims walking through the Ehime mountains. An example includes fresh kogomi, giving walkers two ways to encounter the seasonal mountain vegetable along the route.

28-18 Nakanocho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0008, Japan · Kagawa · Try: Shabushabu, hamachi sashimi, olive pork

Hostel JAQ Takamatsu provides hostel lodging and a communal dinner in Kagawa. An example dinner includes hamachi sashimi with thinly sliced olive pork, enoki mushrooms, and cabbage. The pork and vegetables cook briefly in kombu stock, then are dipped in a soy-based sauce and eaten as shabushabu. The menu changes by stay.

3-13 Shigekushimachi, Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kochi 786-0004, Japan · Kochi · Try: Vegetarian meals; fish

Iwamotoji Temple offers shukubo lodging on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, with communal meals served at long tables. Meals include vegetarian plates and a pescatarian plate, followed by breakfast before the morning ceremony.

甲-203-3 Komatsucho Shinyashiki, Saijo, Ehime 799-1101, Japan · Ehime

KOMATSU Business Ryokan is a ryokan with dinner for pilgrims walking through Ehime. Individual hot pots include vegetables, chicken leg, shaved meat, and dipping sauce, providing a self-contained evening meal after a day on the route.

1110-1 Shimonagatani, Mihara, Hata District, Kochi 787-0812, Japan · Kochi

Kurousagi Farm Guest House is a farm-stay with home-cooked dinner and breakfast for walkers. Meals include roasted fish, yogurt with strawberry jam, and vegetable sides, making the guest house a food stop within a rural Kochi walking day.

3 Chome-324 Uwacho Unomachi, Seiyo, Ehime 797-0015, Japan · Ehime

Matsuchiya Ryokan is a traditional ryokan with dinner for pilgrims walking through Ehime. An example meal includes whole-roasted sea bream, chicken katsu, marinated and tempura bamboo, and steamed rice, bringing fish, mountain vegetables, and rice together at the lodging.

3 Chome-3-25 Honmachi, Sakaide, Kagawa 762-0044, Japan · Kagawa

Miki Ryokan is a ryokan that provides dinner for pilgrims walking through Kagawa. Its lodging with an evening meal gives walkers a place to eat and sleep while moving between temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage route.

Japan, 〒779-1510 Tokushima, Anan, Aratanocho, Miyanokita−３６ · Tokushima · Try: Takenoko gohan, oden, sumiso takenoko

Minshuku Pandaya is family-run lodging near Temple 25, with a set dinner and breakfast included. Dinner includes takenoko gohan, oden with konjak and vegetables, and tempura maitake mushrooms, among other dishes. Breakfast brings rice, small dishes, and seasonal mountain vegetables, including takenoko prepared several ways and dressed with sumiso.

Japan, 〒781-7107 Kochi, Muroto, Motoko, 甲1901-4 · Kochi · Try: katsuo no tataki

Minshuku Urashima is a traditional minshuku near the approach to Kongōchōji (Temple No. 26), offering Shikoku pilgrims lodging with home-style dinner and breakfast. One dinner there included katsuo no tataki, sashimi-grade katsuo flame-seared at the edges.

​6-1 Kayahara, Ue-Ono cho, Anan City, Tokushima · Tokushima

Ohenro Inn and Restaurant Nishimura is a pilgrim inn with dinner and a packed meal for the road. An example dinner includes ayu sweetfish and homemade umeshu, while the morning pack may include onigiri, an egg, and a banana for the next walking day.

3182 Oki, Tosashimizu, Kochi 787-0301, Japan · Kochi

Okinohama Guest House is a minshuku with breakfast for pilgrims. An example morning meal includes miso soup, scrambled eggs, and a whole squid, giving walkers a substantial start before continuing along the Kochi coast walking route on the pilgrimage.

Nishiyamada-33-4 Oasacho Bando, Naruto, Tokushima 779-0236, Japan · Tokushima · Try: Tamago unagi, dorome, glazed eel

Otoriien Ryokan is a traditional inn near the beginning of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, with dinner and breakfast included. Dinner includes glazed eel, pickled vegetables, seaweed tofu, sashimi, and tamago unagi, among other dishes. Breakfast includes dorome, fish, salad, omelette, and miso soup, with the menu shaped by the season.

Sakihamacho, Muroto, Kochi 781-7220, Japan · Kochi

Riders Paradise is a campground with an on-site cafe that serves dinner. Camping on the property lets pilgrims combine a trail meal with a place to sleep during a coastal walking day in Kochi Prefecture.

417 Komatsucho Ishizuchi, Saijo, Ehime 799-1112, Japan · Ehime · Try: Mountain vegetables; river fish

Shiraishi Ryokan is lodging near the Mount Ishizuchi trailhead with a dining room for lunch, a shop, and meals for staying walkers. Dinner centers on mountain vegetables and river fish, while breakfast supports an early start toward the Mount Ishizuchi summit hike.

283 Kamitado, Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime 791-3513, Japan · Ehime

Tado Village is an accommodation in a renovated kindergarten. Bento-box meals arranged through local restaurant partnerships provide a practical option before or after the mountain pass toward Kochi, while shared laundry and refrigerator facilities support long-distance travelers.

Japan, 〒761-8081 Kagawa, Takamatsu, Nariaicho, 8 · Ehime · Try: Sanuki udon; raw udon

Nakano Udon School offers a hands-on class in Sanuki udon making. Participants mix and knead the dough, press it with their feet, roll it out, and cut the noodles to width. The fifty-minute session leaves participants with raw udon to cook later, alongside a special rolling pin.

417 Komatsucho Ishizuchi, Saijo, Ehime 799-1112, Japan · Ehime · Try: Mountain vegetables; river fish

Shiraishi Ryokan is lodging near the Mount Ishizuchi trailhead with a dining room for lunch, a shop, and meals for staying walkers. Dinner centers on mountain vegetables and river fish, while breakfast supports an early start toward the Mount Ishizuchi summit hike.

2 Chome-3-1 Obiyamachi, Kochi, 780-0841, Japan · Kochi · Try: Katsuo no tataki; karaage; sushi including sea urchin; yuzu spritzers; beer; sake

Hirome Market is a covered food market in Kochi with stalls and shared tables. Pilgrims find katsuo no tataki, karaage, assorted sushi including sea urchin, yuzu spritzers, beer, and sake in a communal setting that gathers several food and drink options under one roof.

3-13 Shigekushimachi, Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kochi 786-0004, Japan · Kochi · Try: Vegetarian meals; fish

Iwamotoji Temple offers shukubo lodging on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, with communal meals served at long tables. Meals include vegetarian plates and a pescatarian plate, followed by breakfast before the morning ceremony.

Japan, 〒761-8081 Kagawa, Takamatsu, Nariaicho, 8 · Ehime · Try: Sanuki udon; raw udon

Nakano Udon School offers a hands-on class in Sanuki udon making. Participants mix and knead the dough, press it with their feet, roll it out, and cut the noodles to width. The fifty-minute session leaves participants with raw udon to cook later, alongside a special rolling pin.