This isolated hostel with huge communal tatami rooms is run alongside serene Mitsugon-ji mountain temple high above Awa-Ikeda. Make sure you book ahead if you need to be picked up at JR Awa-Ikeda Station, 5km away, and if you require meals. A good opportunity to stay at a mountain temple.
Awa Ikeda Youth Hostel
Shikoku
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