Day 1 — Kobe → Awaji Island → Tokushima
Depart Kobe/Shin-Kobe by car
Meditation & lunch, Awaji Island
Naruto whirlpools at Road Station Uzushio
Ryōzenji, first temple of the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage
Kaiseki dinner in Kochi featuring Naruto sea bream
Awa Odori folk dance performance
Day 2 — Tokushima → Kōchi
Hands-on indigo dyeing workshop at Indigo Museum
Handa-sōmen noodle lunch
Yamauchi Shrine and Kōchi Castle
Tosa no Sato market — yuzu vinegar, dried bonito, local goods
Kochi Izakaya Dinner
Day 3 — Kōchi: Sunday Market & Garden
Kōchi's Sunday Farmers' Market along the castle road
Street sushi, pickles & local tea tasting
Makino Botanical Garden
Chikurinji Temple, hilltop city views
Dinner
Day 4 — Kōchi: Castle & Local Life
Niyodo River — famous turquoise-blue waters, riverside hike
Chinkabashi — railing-free "submersible" bridges built to let floodwaters pass over rather than sweep them away
Katsuo no tataki — Kōchi's signature bonito, seared over blazing straw (wara-yaki)
Onsen & Sauna
Day 5 — Kōchi: Farewell
Final morning at leisure in Kōchi
Farewell brunch
Tour concludes in Kōchi (transfer to airport)
