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The 84th Shikoku temple on the Yashima plateau where Nasu no Yoichi's famous archery feat took place in 1185

The 82nd Shikoku temple on Goshikidai — a rare site linked to both Tendai founder Saicho and Shingon founder Kukai

Site of the 1185 Battle of Yashima — where Yoshitsune routed the Taira and Nasu no Yoichi shot down the fan

The 83rd Shikoku temple, founded as the shrine-temple of Sanuki's chief shrine — its syncretic history still felt on site

The 85th Shikoku temple where all eight chestnuts Kukai planted sprouted — revered for business and matchmaking blessings

The 80th Shikoku Pilgrimage temple, founded 741 by Emperor Shomu's decree, with Nara-period stone foundations still in place

Iwaseo Hachimangu in Takamatsu City is the guardia…

A Matsudaira daimyo garden built over 100 years, designated a Special Scenic Beauty and awarded three Michelin stars

A 400-meter plateau straddling Takamatsu and Sakaide, with five named peaks and counted among the Seven Peaks of Sanuki; part of Setonaikai National Park, it is home to pilgrimage temples #81 Shiromineji and #82 Negoroji.

One of Japan's three great water castles, its seawater moats making the towers appear to float — now Tamamo Park