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The emotional Ogishima Lighthouse made of total granite, which is the setting of the movie "The Life of Joy and Sadness", and the Ogishima Lighthouse (entrance free), which uses the former lighthouse staff quarters on the site, introduces the history of the lighthouse.

Omba is a pram that is often used by residents on Ogi Island, where there are many slopes and thin alleys. This omba is repaired and painted to transform into a work of art.

An exchange facility designed by Jaoume Prensa, a leading Spanish artist. The white roof with the image of a shell is designed with characters in eight languages, and the building itself, a shelter for ships, is modern art. The Ogi Exchange Hall is used as a place for interaction between the islanders and the people who have visited the island. In addition, the museum also offers tourist information on the island and sells snacks such as udon noodles, making it a new attraction on Ogi Island.

A tourist information facility that is also used as a waiting room near the port of Megi. It introduces the highlights of Onigashima and Onigashima, which are transmitted to various parts of Japan. In addition to the exhibition of goto folk tools and materials about the demon, there is also a dining hall.

Lacquer artists from the local area renovate an old private house on the island using traditional Sanuki lacquer techniques, consisting of a white room where you can taste the touch of lacquer with your whole body, and a black room where you can see the elaborate techniques of lacquer art.

The high stone wall "Ote", which is seen in the settlements around the port of Megi, is a stone wall built from the early Meiji era to the middle of the Showa era in order to avoid local strong winds, some of which are over 4m. It is a unique landscape that tells the story of the life of the island.

An observation deck is located a short climb from the Onigashima Great Cave. From the observation deck, you can see the Setouchi beauty of Tajima.

The Moai statue, which welcomes visitors to the port of Megi, was made for lifting tests when rebuilding the Moai on Easter Island, and was donated by a construction heavy equipment manufacturer headquartered in Takamatsu.

More than 10 million daffodil flowers bloom on a vast site of about 12,000 square meters, including a promenade and mountain slopes that leads from the Ongishima Lighthouse. From early February to early March, the area is surrounded by the scent of daffodils, giving a fantastic atmosphere.

Megi-jima, known as Onigashima, is known as Onigashima, with a perimeter of 8.6km floating about 4km off the coast of the city of Takamatsu. Preparing for strong winds in winter When you reach the island guarded by Ishigaki Ote, a 10-minute bus ride away is the Great Cave, famous for the Momotaro Legend. The cave, which has a depth of 400m, is cool in the summer, and there is a great hall of the general's room and the ogre's sake. In addition, there is 360 ° at the top of the mountain, and the view of the Seto Inland Sea from the panoramic observation deck is exquisite.