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Japan: Kochi, Matsuyama and Hiroshima + 2 more

A multi-city trip through Kochi, Matsuyama and Hiroshima + 2 more, 5 stops in Japan.

Kochi is a castle town on Japan's southern island with a population of around 332,000. Matsuyama is the prefectural capital of Ehime and a substantial city on the island of Shikoku, home to over half a million people. 2 million. Yamaguchi is a city in the southwest of Japan's main island, home to around 194,000 people spread across an area of over 6,100 square kilometres.

Why it works

Rather than one city, this threads Kochi, Matsuyama and Hiroshima and more into a single trip, so you see more of Japan in one go. Spend longest wherever suits you.

The route

1KochiDrive2MatsuyamaDrive3HiroshimaDrive4YamaguchiDrive5Ōita
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Your itinerary

  1. 1Kochi1–2 nights
  2. 2Matsuyama1–2 nights
  3. 🚗 Drive Matsuyama → HiroshimaFind car hire in Hiroshima via EconomyBookings
    3Hiroshima1–2 nights
  4. 🚗 Drive Hiroshima → YamaguchiFind car hire in Yamaguchi via EconomyBookings
    4Yamaguchi1–2 nights
  5. 🚗 Drive Yamaguchi → ŌitaFind car hire in Ōita via EconomyBookings
    5Ōita1–2 nights

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