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当地向导行erShodoshima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, between Kagawa Prefecture and Takamatsu City. It is the second largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, after Awajima. It is known for its beautiful natural scenery, olive cultivation and rich cultural heritage. ### Main attractions and features: 1.**Olive Park**: Ododo Island is the birthplace of Japanese olive cultivation. There are large olive groves in the Olive Park, where visitors can experience the process of olive picking and olive oil production. There are also famous windmills in the park, which is a popular place to take pictures. 2.**Angel Road**: This is a sandbar that only appears at low tide, connecting Xiaodou Island and a small island nearby. Legend has it that if couples walk through this sandbar hand in hand, their wishes will be realized. 3. **Hanxia Creek**: This is one of the three major valleys in Japan, known for its magnificent red leaf landscape. Tourists can take the cable car to enjoy the different scenery of the four seasons, especially the autumn red leaf season is the most spectacular. 4. **Twenty-four Eyes Film Village**: This is a film shooting location adapted from the famous Japanese novel "Twenty-four Eyes", retaining the scenes and props in the film, where tourists can feel the Japanese rural style of the Showa era. 5. **Soy sauce hometown**: Xiaodou Island is famous for its traditional soy sauce brewing process, there are many historic soy sauce breweries on the island, visitors can visit and taste authentic soy sauce and soy sauce products. ### Transportation:- **From Takamatsu City**: You can take a ferry or high-speed boat to Kodoshima, the ferry takes about 1 hour, and the high-speed boat takes about 30 minutes.- **Island Transportation**: There are buses and taxis on the island, but renting a bicycle or motorcycle is also a good choice to visit Kodoshima. Xiaodou Island is a place for slow travel, where visitors can enjoy the tranquil natural scenery and rich cultural experience.
The journey of a drop of soy sauce: Exploring barrel brewing on Shōdo Island
