Clear the Takamatsu Local Quiz and earn the Takamatsu Local title. Want to know Takamatsu & Sanuki even better, or already confident? The tougher courses are next.
Ordering a bowl of kake udon correctly is already quiz material here. This one covers Sanuki udon culture and the unwritten rules of self-service shops, Ritsurin Garden set against Mount Shiun, Takamatsu Castle with its seawater moats in Tamamo Park, and the table-shaped heights of Yashima. It also rides the Kotoden line, boards ferries to Megijima and Ogijima, and climbs the stone steps of Kotohira-gu. Craft traditions take their turn too, from Kagawa lacquerware to the bonsai growers of Kinashi. Warm up on the daily question, then find out how far up the ranks a good udon habit can carry you.
Q1.A short walk toward the water from JR Takamatsu Station brings you to which harbor-side district of terminals, hotels, plazas, and promenades?
Sunport Takamatsu
Takamatsu Central Park
Takamatsu City Hall
Kagawa Museum
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Correct answerSunport Takamatsu
Sunport Takamatsu is a waterfront district created through redevelopment around Takamatsu Port, about a three-minute walk from JR Takamatsu Station. It gathers ferry and hydrofoil terminals bound for the Seto Inland Sea islands, hotels, and a landmark symbol tower, with plazas and a promenade that draw both residents and visitors out for a harbor view.
Q2.Which park preserves the remains of Takamatsu Castle and is used by both residents and visitors?
Chuo Park
Tamamo Park
Busshozan Park
Mineyama Park
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Correct answerTamamo Park
The remains of Takamatsu Castle are preserved as Takamatsu City's Tamamo Park, where visitors can trace surviving moats and the old keep foundation on foot. It is one of Japan's rare sea castles, built to draw seawater from the Seto Inland Sea directly into its moats, and is counted among the "three great water castles" alongside Imabari Castle and Nakatsu Castle.
Q3.Which Takamatsu daimyo garden uses Mount Shiun as a backdrop and is laid out with six ponds and thirteen artificial hills?
Busshozan Park
Mineyama Park
Ritsurin Garden
Takamatsu Central Park
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Correct answerRitsurin Garden
Ritsurin Garden is a spacious daimyo garden set against Mount Shiun, laid out for leisurely walks with six ponds and thirteen artificial hills. It took more than a century to complete and has grown into one of Japan's most celebrated gardens, designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and praised in both domestic and international travel guides.
Q4.If you're taking a train to Ritsurin Garden, which JR station is the short walk?
JR Takamatsu Station
JR Yashima Station
JR Hashioka Station
JR Ritsurinkoen-Kitaguchi Station
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Correct answerJR Ritsurinkoen-Kitaguchi Station
Ritsurin Garden is an easy stop by train: JR Ritsurinkoen-Kitaguchi Station is about a three-minute walk away, while Kotoden Ritsurin-Koen Station takes about seven minutes on foot. It sits just one stop from JR Takamatsu Station, making the garden simple to reach without a car.
Q5.Put these Ritsurin Garden milestones in chronological order.
Nishijima Hachibei’s water works laid the garden foundation
Opened to the public as a prefectural park
Matsudaira Yorishige continued the garden work
Designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
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Correct answerNishijima Hachibei’s water works laid the garden foundation → Matsudaira Yorishige continued the garden work → Opened to the public as a prefectural park → Designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Ritsurin Garden's history unfolds in stages: around 1631, Nishijima Hachibei laid the water-management foundations for the garden; from 1642, Takamatsu domain lord Matsudaira Yorishige took over its design; the garden opened as a prefectural park in 1875; and it was designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty in 1953. The sequence traces its transformation from a feudal lord's private grounds into a public park.
