Ogijima: Cats and Cafes

Access to Ogijima, which floats about 1 km north of Megijima, takes about 40 minutes from Takamatsu Port via Megijima. This island, with little flat land, has a unique landscape where settlements are built in a stepped manner on the southwestern slopes, with houses overlapping like scales from the port. It is best to explore the island on foot. As you walk through the beautiful stone steps and cobblestone alleys of Ogijima, you will encounter colorful murals. The 'Ogijima Alley Mural Project wallalley' by Rikuji Makabe features silhouettes of landscapes painted on collected scrap materials and installed on the exterior walls of houses, blending seamlessly into the island's scenery. When it comes to the island's specialties, it's definitely 'octopus'! At inns run by octopus pot fishermen, you can enjoy various octopus dishes such as octopus rice, octopus tempura, and okonomiyaki.