JP EN
Kochi Roads of Shikoku

Trail to Tsukiyama

Trail to Tsukiyama

This 11.6 km route branches off from Sunny Road (National Route 321) and serves as the starting point for exploring the coastline of Otsuki Town. The entire route is paved, making it easy to walk and enjoyable even for beginners. The starting point, Kozaitsuno, is considered the birthplace of Tosa coral harvesting. Legend has it that Japan's coral history began when a fisherman accidentally caught a pink coral here. Tsukiyama Shrine along the way serves as the guardian deity of the Otsuki region and is also known as an additional pilgrimage site for the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.

Trail to Tsukiyama (11.6km)

※下記表はスクロールしてご覧ください。

Spots to photograph

Hozaki Rest Area Sign

If you wish to receive a certificate, please take a photo that includes yourself at the designated photo point for each course.

Nearby sightseeing spots

  • 1
    Kozaitsuno Rest Area

    This rest area marks the starting point of the Tsukiyama Trail. The ocean breeze is refreshing, and the spot offers a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.

  • 2
    Hozaki Rest Area

    Located about 4 km inland from the coastal Kozaitsuno Rest Area, Hozaki Rest Area sits on an elevated location, offering a different perspective of the Pacific Ocean.

  • 3
    Tsukiyama Shrine

    Originally known as Shugekizan Gekko-in Nansho-ji Temple, Tsukiyama Shrine was once a sacred site where Shinto and Buddhist practices coexisted. However, following the Meiji-era separation of Buddhism and Shinto, it was renamed Tsukiyama Shrine. It is revered as the guardian deity of the coral-rich Otsuki region and is also a supplementary pilgrimage site of the Shikoku 88-temple circuit. The name Tsukiyama (moon mountain) comes from the shrine's shintai (sacred object), a moon-shaped stone.

Kochi Courses

Special System to recognize The Roads of Shikoku travelers

Travelers who have completed a prefectural route
Under this system, a certificate is issued to everyone who has completed all the routes of the The Roads of Shikoku on foot in a single prefecture.
If you wish to receive this certificate, please take a photo of yourself (the applicant) at the designated photo checkpoints (the mark for photo checkpoints) along each route. After gathering the required photos for all the routes, write a simple comment on your thoughts regarding the route on each photo as well as your address, full name, age, and the dates on which the photos along the route were taken, and submit them to the representative for the prefecture where the route is found.
After reviewing your application, we will issue you a certificate for having completed the prefectural course.
Travelers who have completed all routes in Shikoku
If you have completed all the routes in the four prefectures of Shikoku, please submit your certificate for each of the four prefectures to the representative for any prefecture.
After reviewing your application, we will issue you a certificate for having completed all routes in Shikoku.

Click here to contact the representative for each prefecture

Ehime Prefecture / Kagawa Prefecture / Tokushima Prefecture / Kochi Prefecture