Around 1985, the Awai Community Association and the City Event Council began planting hydrangeas, and today, some 50 varieties and 3,000 hydrangeas are in full bloom from June to July. For this reason, Awai Shrine is also known as “Hydrangea Shrine” or “Hydrangea Temple”. The “Hydrangea Festival” is held every June, and many people enjoy the colorful blue, purple, pink and other flowers of hydrangeas on the shrine grounds and on the slopes of the hill behind the shrine.
*The festival may be canceled due to recent circumstances.
address | 1716 Awai-cho, Kanonji-shi, Kagawa 768-0052 |
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car | Approximately 12 minutes (6.2 km) by car from the Onohara IC of the Takamatsu Expressway |
train | Approximately 13 minutes (6.8 km) by cab from JR Kannonji Station |
pubric bus | There are four buses a day; take the Pubric Bus Awai-Himehama Line from JR Kannonji Station and tell the driver to go to “Awai Shrine. There are no bus stops on the Pubric Bus, and you can get on and off anywhere on the bus route. (However, you are not allowed to get on and off the bus on Route 11 except at designated spots.) |
parking lot | available |
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contact us | ○Asui Shrine |