The Trail

When you visit Shikoku Mura, expect to walk a lot - up hills, over streams and through forests. A beautiful scenery awaits you at Shikoku Mura; with beautiful flower gardens, bamboo forests, Japanese maples and a water garden. 

We visited Shikoku Mura during autumn and was treated to a rather spectacular autumn scene. 

Feel calm and serene while strolling through the bamboo forest. The place provided artificial sound of boars and streams to further enhance your tranquil experience there. I'm suspecting that the sounds of birds chirping merrily there was artificial too. But hey! Better that than an absolutely eerie quietness. After all, we got Shikoku Mura all to ourselves that day. Imagine that!

Yup, you can hear boar sound when you pass the wild boar fence (shishigaki). This particular fence is from Mito Peninsula of Shodo Island. Stones were fixed in place with mortar mixed with pine needles.

 You go up sometimes

and you go down sometimes. 

Be warned. Those with mobility issues will have a bit of problem getting around Shikoku Mura. My Mom for example, would not like it if I bring her here. Too much walking and climbing! Kids however, will have a merry time running around. Just ask Raimie.

We admired a bit of these

and a whole lot of this

and this.

If we just stroll dutifully following the course, it would probably take us about 45 minutes to finish visiting the place. But why hurry when you can stroll, stop, see, touch and savour the place and atmosphere slowly? I think we were there close to 3 hours.

3 hours well spent and ending our visit at the adjacent gift shop. Would love to try the food at the restaurant there, but the place was packed!