10 Mass Transportation Systems in Shikoku That You Shouldn't Miss

March 26, 2022 Lashaunda Abraham

Discover the best top things to do in Shikoku, Japan including Marui Kanko Bus, Kashima Tosen, Bocchan Train, Tosaden Kotsu - Rail System, Iyo Railway - Train, Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad, Foot Bus, JR Shikoku Bus, Kotoden Bus, Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo.
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1. Marui Kanko Bus

Teraicho, Takamatsu 761-8085 Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-834-2024 [email protected] http://www.maruikankou.com/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Marui Kanko Bus

We are bus company. We create optional tour in shikoku. We have a large selection widely from a big bus to a small bus, so please leave travel using a bus to us from a chartered bus of a small number of people to a fixed period tour.

2. Kashima Tosen

Matsuyama 799-2430 Ehime Prefecture +81 89-992-1375 [email protected] http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kanko/kankoguide/shitestukoen/kashima/tosenn.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Kashima Tosen

3. Bocchan Train

Matsuyama 790-0012 Ehime Prefecture +81 89-948-3323 http://www.iyotetsu.co.jp/botchan/
Excellent
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48%
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4.0 based on 795 reviews

Bocchan Train

Reviewed By PeterthePauper - Ulsan, South Korea

Using Matsuyama as a base for a 5-day visit to Shikoku, I set aside my final day for "seeing the sights" of Matsuyama. Armed with a 1-day tram ticket, I worked my from Matsuyama City Station across the city to Dogo Onsen Station, taking in the likes of Ropeway Street and Matsuyama Castle on the way. The original Iyo Railway (Iyotetsu) was established in 1888 as the 1st railway in Shikoku and only the 3rd private railway in the whole of Japan. The original steam trains (immortalised in Natsume Soseki's 1906 novel - 'Botchan'), were decommissioned after the Iyotetsu introduced electric cars in the 1930's. With Soseki's growing status (as the greatest writer in modern Japanese history), the Botchan Train' was reborn in 2001, with diesel replicas of the original steam locomotives, which to any purist railway buff (like me!) this should be a cardinal sin. After a day of frequently catching glimpses of this anomaly clanking its' way through the streets of Matsuyama ..... turning heads, smiles and waves ..... I just had to give it a go! Getting to Dogo Onsen just before the last Botchan train departure in late afternoon, I climbed aboard with no idea where the train was headed. The two 4-wheeled cars are equipped with fairly basic accommodation; hard wooden benches down either side of the car. Although the two cars probably hold a total of about 36 passengers, I was the only passengers on this last train and was somewhat surprised to find its' final destination was actually Komachi Station. Not to worry ..... just hop on a tram to my next destination (Diamond Cross). It may be a "diesel in disguise" ..... but what a delight!

4. Tosaden Kotsu - Rail System

Kochi 780-0822 Kochi Prefecture +81 88-833-7111 http://www.tosaden.co.jp/train/
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4.0 based on 301 reviews

Tosaden Kotsu - Rail System

The opening of the streetcar of TOSADEN TRAFFIC is MAY2,1904. By four small streetcar of 27 capacity,a driver of the gold button- style boarded it and appeared in the town of Kochi breezily. In the open streetcar,We have the oldest history now in Japan. Please enjoy the trip by the streetcar.

Reviewed By grumpee-58 - Brisbane, Australia

Rail line goes north,south,east & west within Kochi City. With a 1 day pass you can hop off & on where you like, tickets can be purchased on board the train for 500 yen per adult.The ticket also entitles you to discounts & benefits at some of the tourist attractions along the train routes. Just get yourself a map and work out what you want to see, it is fairly easy to navigate the routes.

5. Iyo Railway - Train

Matsuyama 790-8587 Ehime Prefecture +81 89-948-3329 http://www.iyotetsu.co.jp/information/#information_rail
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4.0 based on 325 reviews

Iyo Railway - Train

6. Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad

2-19-20 Kuribayashicho, Takamatsu 760-0073 Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-863-7721 http://www.kotoden.co.jp/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 361 reviews

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad

Reviewed By timbarrable - Bunbury, Australia

This is a great way to see the surrounding towns and villages near Takamatsu as there are actually three tracks - this one which goes to Kotahira and the famous Konpira-san temple, one that heads west and another which heads east along the coast. You can get a two day ticket for unlimited rides on the whole Kotoden Electric network and its well worth it. I just rode to different stations got off and explored. The eastern track takes you to some beautiful shrines and temples as well as coastal villages.The Kotahira track takes you to Konpira-san so you will probably just sleep on it on the way back after climbing all those stairs up the mountain :-)

7. Foot Bus

Takamatsu Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-874-7777 http://footbus.co.jp/
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

Foot Bus

8. JR Shikoku Bus

Takamatsu 790-0062 Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-825-1717 http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/bus/index.htm
Excellent
19%
Good
62%
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16%
Poor
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4.0 based on 37 reviews

JR Shikoku Bus

9. Kotoden Bus

1-16 Hamanomachi, Takamatsu Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-821-3033 http://www.kotoden.co.jp/publichtm/bus/rosen/index.html
Excellent
34%
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4.0 based on 47 reviews

Kotoden Bus

10. Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo

Shimanto Kochi Prefecture +81 880-35-4961 http://www.tosakuro.com/
Excellent
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Satisfactory
36%
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4.0 based on 25 reviews

Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo

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