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Shikoku Karst Tengu Kogen

Travel / Tourism

Kochi Takaoka-gun Tsunocho Yoshiunootsu

A highland area with magnificent nature that brushes the sky. It has lots of walkways, making it ideal for hiking. If you are lucky, visiting early in the morning will let you witness a sea of clouds spreading below. At night you can enjoy the near endless starry sky. The grasslands will be sure to please year-round.
Yunotani Onsen

4.0

20 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Ehime Pref. Saijoushi Sunouchi Kou 1193

This famous hot-spring was once blessed by a visit from the 37th monarch of Japan, Empress Saimei. The baths have over 1,400 years of history and is fed by its own private spring, famous for resulting in outstandingly beautiful skin. The sodium - chloride - hydrogen carbonate cold mineral spring, is transparent but when mineral deposits appear it can have a white cloudy appearance. Day trips are the norm but there are ten limited lodgings available as well. Many pilgrims visiting 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage stop in after visiting Yokomine-ji Temple, the 60th temple, because of the difficulty of the route.

お遍路の途中に利用。お部屋は綺麗で、食事もまぁお値段相当。スタッフさんは親切です。ただ、他の方の口コミにもお風呂のことが多いのが何故か泊まってよく分かりました。批判で無くこれから泊まる方のために実体験を書きます。チェックイン後、汗を流そうとお風呂へ、地元の方で満員御礼。泊まり客専用でないので、それは仕方ないのですが問題は使い方です。一応公衆浴場なのに、びしょびしょのタオルを使って洗い場、サウナでの...
Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Saijoushi Nishinokawa Shimotani shell 81

This rope-way cable car leads to the peak of Mt. Ishizuchi, western Japan's tallest sacred mountain. Starting from Shimodani Station at the foot of the mountain with an elevation of 455 meters, the cable car takes an eight-minute trip up to Joju Station at a height of 1300 meters. From the cable car you can look out over nature including the vast Kamegamori forest, and from Joju Station you can also see out to the Seto Inland Sea. As the cable car ascends, a cool breeze fills the car, even during the summer season, and there's a picnic area which has the Japanese Horned Beetle Dome, where you're almost guaranteed to see a horned beetle. During the summer and fall season they offer a popular Mt. Ishizuchi Star Night Tour, showing off the nightscapes and the starry heavens where you can take an exciting stroll under the stars.

ロープウェイ乗場の近くに有料駐車場があります。寂れた観光地感はありますが、11月中旬は紅葉で素晴らしいロケーションでした。
Ozu Machi no Eki Asamoya

3.5

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Ozushi Ozu 649-1

Situated along National Route 441 near Ohanahan Street in Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture, this tourism facility was established to serve as a base for visiting tourists. The facility has a shop corner where you can buy popular local specialty products, an Ozu tourist information desk which sells tickets for Garyu Sanso Villa and Ozu Castle and takes tickets for cormorant fishing, and the second location of robatayaki grill restaurant Aburaya. Visitors can also hire a guide to accompany them and receive information on the local historic townscape and Garyu Sanso Villa not available in informational pamphlets.

大洲観光の拠点です。大型観光バスも止められる無料駐車場やトイレなどがあります。観光パンフレットやお土産物なども置いてあります。
Auberge Uchiko

4.5

27 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Ehime Pref. Kitagunuchikochou Ikazaki Otsu 485-2 (in Ryuwa Park)

Just five minutes from the JR Uchiko Station by car, the conception of this hotel located in Uchiko Town is very modern, yet preserves the Japanese essence. The restaurant preparing delicately flavored French cuisine from local produce and the hot spring bathing, available also to day visitors, is very popular. The open-air bath that channels the spring water directly, and the indoor bath are both available for guests.

We chose to spend one night at Auberge Uchiko given its convenient location between Matsuyama and Uwajima, not to mention Uchiko itself being a nice tourist destination in its own right. The property...
Enno no Sato, Tobe-yaki Kanko Center

4.0

29 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Iyoguntobechou Senzoku 359

At this tourist facility located in Tobe-cho, Iyo County in Ehime Prefecture, visitors can learn about the appeal of Tobe-yaki pottery, designated as an Ehime Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property and a traditional national industry. The manufacturing processes of Tobe-yaki pottery are almost all done by hand even today and the most interesting part of the facility is the area where you can watch the master craftsmen at work at close proximity. The facility also exhibits and sells works from potteries in the town as well as interactive workshops such as ceramics painting, hand-modelling and potter’s wheel work to create a souvenir of your trip.

砥部焼（磁器）の展示即売や絵付などができる観光センター。駐車場は広く、トイレもあります。広々とした敷地の中にはローソンやカフェもあるので、ふらと立ち寄るにしても良い場所だと思います。見学コーナーの入り口（ちょっと中に入った場所）で、B級品の特価販売をやっていることもあるので、興味がある方は覗いてみるのも良いでしょう。伊予鉄バス以外の公共交通機関は付近まで来ていないので、伊予鉄バスを利用する...
Botchan Theater

4.5

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Touonshi Minara 1125

This regional theater first opened in 2006. Works are performed focusing on the history, civilization, traditions, and notable figures of Shikoku and the Seto Island Sea region. The concept behind the theater is to give rise to new musical talents and to show off the culture of Ehime and Shikoku by holding performances across the country. You can enjoy a fully-fledged musical in the hall which seats 450 guests. This is the only theater in Japan to put on independent musical productions year-round. A free shuttle runs to the theater from Matsuyama Station.

たかが地方の劇場とあなどるなかれ。かなり本格的な劇場です。人数の関係か、いつも一人が何役もこなしていますが、それもすごい。劇団四季経験者などめ演じています。かなりおススメです。
Omori Japanese Candle shop

4.0

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Kitagunuchikochou Uchiko 2214

Omori Japanese Candle is a shop selling traditional Japanese wax candles, located in Uchiko Town, where the wax-making and Washi (traditional Japanese hand-made paper) industries flourished during the Edo and Meiji periods. A section of a wax candle made in the traditional way (which has been handed down for over 200 years) shows a ring-like pattern; with no coloring or decorative motifs, the candles have a simple beauty. These are long-lasting candles that produce little soot and don’t suffer from dripping wax. The candles have attracted a great deal of interest in other countries, and are featured on the website of the British Museum. Omori Japanese Candle is located around 15 minutes’ walk from Uchiko Station.

Although I had earmarked the Candle Shop for a visit prior to arriving in Uchiko, I must have passed-by the unassuming entrance to the shop several times before I realised that the paper lantern with...
Oozu Akarengakan (Red Brick Building)

3.5

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Ozushi Ozu 60

The building was constructed as the main branch of the Oozu Commercial Bank in 1901, and is a blend of Japanese and Western-style architecture, featuring British bricks and a tiled roof. The building is now used to sell local crafts and special products, and there is a place for tourists to take a break on the second floor.

まちの駅あさもやから地図を片手に歩きました。銀行として使われていた建物です。文字通りの赤煉瓦の建物できれいです。が、その日は残念ながら休業日。中には入れず残念でした。
Roadside Station Donburikan

4.0

13 Reviews

Transportation

Ehime Seiyo-shi Uwacho Ino 118

宇和インターを降りると赤いとんがり屋根が見える、これが目印です。愛媛県西予市の道の駅になったこちらの施設は農産物直売所やレストラン、地元の特産品などを販売されています。仕事で南予方面に行った際にはトイレ休憩に立ち寄ります。そして必ず地域の地場産野菜を購入して帰ります。特に宇和町はいちごが有名なのでシーズンは若干安いです。山の中の道の駅にも関わらず意外とお安いのがお魚です。また特産品売り場...
Dogo Onsen Sora-no-Sanpomichi (Walk in the Sky)

3.5

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Matsuyama-shi Dogoyunomachi 5-6

A walking path in Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama City. Located on the top of Mt. Kanmuri near the Dogo Onsen Honkan Main Building public bathhouse from this spot you can enjoy the view of the Dogo Onsen Hot Spring Town. It was remodeled in 2019 and the footbaths, gazebo, resting areas, and garden where you can enjoy seasonal flowers were improved.

道後温泉本館のすぐそばの小高い丘に湯神社という神社があり、ちょっとした展望スペースがある。道後温泉本館が一望できるが、現在は改装工事のため、ちょっと残念な景色になっている。足湯もあるので、一休みするのにいい。
Traditional Tobe-yaki Pottery Industrial Hall

4.0

24 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Iyoguntobechou Ominami 335

This museum in Tobe Town, Iyo County, Ehime Prefecture provides information on the history of “Tobe-yaki,” one of Japan’s traditional forms of pottery. Tobe-yaki was created in 1775 under the directive of Kato Yasutoki, the feudal lord of the Ozu Domain at the time. The museum exhibits materials on Tobe-yaki’s history, unique features, and production process. In addition to precious Tobe-yaki samples, there are exhibits on other forms of pottery as well. On the second floor you’ll find individual exhibits, group exhibits, and a variety of other planned exhibits. There’s also an area where visitors can purchase their own Tobe-yaki potteries.

砥部焼の展示を行っている施設ですが、砥部町にある多くの窯元の磁器の販売も行っています。私が訪問した際には、１万円以上を購入すれば、１割引になると掲示されていました。複数の窯元の商品を比べて、それぞれを少しずつ購入したいなら、こちらの施設で買うのも良いかもしれません。それ以外にも、自転車の貸し出しも行っていて、１日300円というかなり安い金額で自転車を借りることができます。窯元を巡るのであれば...
Enmanji Temple

3.5

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Matsuyama-shi Dogoyuzukicho 4-49

道後温泉本館から宝厳寺の方へいく途中にある。寺と言っても山門は無く、通路の奥にお堂がある。ここのお地蔵様は「火除け地蔵」といい、行基の作と伝わる。
Uwajima Castle

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Uwajimashi Marunouchi 1

"This castle was built around 1601 by famed castle builder Todo Takatora. The current castle tower was built by Munetoshi, second head of the Uwajima Date clan, in 1666, and is one of only 12 original castle towers still standing in Japan. Due to the towering figure of the chalk white tower standing on top of a mountain, the castle is also known as Tsurushima (""Crane Island"") Castle. The castle's tower has been designated a National Important Culture Property, and the castle in its entirety has also been designated a National Historic Site."
Tamagawa Museum of Modern Art

4.0

8 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Tamagawachouono Case 86-4

"Located approximately a 50-minute drive on National Route 317 from the center of Matsuyama City, this art museum houses and exhibits mainly works collected by the local businessman Tadatsune Tokusei. It has works from painters who have left their mark on modern Western painting such as Seiki Kuroda's ""Snow in the Garden"" and Takeji Fujishima's ""Corner of the Park,"" and small but warm treasures. The collection also includes overseas works from artists such as Picasso, Rouault, Miro and Chagall, and a wide range of works by painters who colored recent times. In addition, the shop also sells original museum Bary-san character goods."

今治市の名誉市民で実業家の徳生忠常のコレクションをもとにした美術館。コンクリート打ちっぱなしの館内は、落ち着いてゆっくりと鑑賞できるスペースが確保されています。「須田国太郎と独立美術協会の画家たち」展を拝見しました。ほか、所蔵品の黒田清輝や特に松本竣介の作品も質のいいものだと思います。
Uwajima City Date Museum

4.0

21 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Uwajimashi Gotenmachi 9-14

This museum is just a 25-minute walk from the Uwajima Station. It exhibits treasured documents of the region the Date family is associated with, as well as cultural items of Uwajima. Although the exhibit has various artifacts on display, from weapons, armor, paintings, writings, earthenware, and clothes, the exhibit of the splendid and luxurious bride's furnishings is extensive.

伊達家のみならず四国内の殿様の甲冑や刀剣を展示しています。中には変わった兜も有りましたよ。面白いのは伊勢海老の兜、遠くからでも見分けが付きそうです。宇和島藩の歴史では宇和島藩は仙台伊達藩の分家ではないということを強調しています。藩祖秀宗公は大坂の陣の功績により、秀宗公が直接頂いた領地だからという話です。個人的にはどうかなと思いますが。尚、館内は撮影禁止です。
Kaimei School

4.0

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Pref. Seiyoshi Uwachounomachi 3-109

This elementary school is marked by its modern appearance with western style arch windows set into a traditional Japanese-style wooden building. The school building, built in 1882, has a quasi-western design that the architects of the time made to resemble Western architecture. It's filled with the zeal for learning that the locals had during Japan's westernization during the Meiji-restoration. The building is now an educational library and has some 6,000 articles that they display ranging from the Meiji-period to the early Showa-period. You can even experience a Meiji-period lesson from a hakama clad teacher using the wall charts used as a textbook at that time (at least one-week advance reservation required).

明治初期の擬洋風建築の小学校。地元の有志が子どもたちのために建てたところに明治の気骨が感じられました。一見の価値はあります。街並みも建物も素晴らしく、しばし時間が止まりました。なぜか古い形のポストが展示されていました。
Ishizuchi Shrine Chugu Jojusha

4.0

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Saijo-shi Komatsucho Ishizuchi 422

This shrine is located about seventh station of Mt. Ishizuchi in Ishizuchi, Komatsu-cho, Saijo City. Together with the Chojosha at the peak of the mountain, the Tsuchigoya Yohaiden hall located halfway up the mountain, and the Honsha (main shrine) at the base of the mountain, it forms part of Ishizuchi Shrine. Mt. Ishizuchi is the sacred mountain of Ishizuchi Shrine and where the shrine’s deities reside. The name “Jojusha” comes from the words spoken by En no Ozunu, the founder of the Shugendo sect of mountain asceticism, after establishing the shrine on Mt. Ishizuchi. Legend has it that the he spoke the words “Waga negai joju seri” (my wish is fulfilled) while looking up at the mountain’s summit with reverence from where the shrine’s grounds currently stand.

石鎚山ロープウェイの山頂成就駅（標高1300ｍ）から徒歩25分程度で当神社（標高1450ｍ）に到着できます。石鎚登山の小休憩時に名前が成就社ということもあり登山の成功を祈り参拝しました。登山をする人のほかにも一般の参拝客が散見されました。
Sunokawa Park

4.0

19 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Minamiuwa-gun Ainancho Sunokawa 288

This park is located on National Route 56 in Sunokawa, Ainan Town, Minamiuwa County. It is comprised of the approximately one-kilometer-long Sunokawa Beach, a campsite, an event venue, a seawater pond, a freshwater pond, and other attractions. Visitors can enjoy activities such as swimming, snorkeling, and sea kayaking. The park is also adjacent to Yurari Uchiumi, which features a public bathhouse that uses seawater and a restaurant.

貸し出しもしているようですがシュノーケルセットは持参しました。シャワーは冷水ですが着替える所もあってよかったです。色々な魚を見る事ができました。魚の大群もみられて良かったです。
JR Shimonada Sta.

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Ehime Iyo-shi Futamicho Okubo

Matsuyama Tobe Uchiko Imabari / Shimanami Kaido Mt. Ishizuchi / Shikoku Karst Ozu / Uwa / Sadamisaki

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Ehime Areas

Stretched across the northwest corner of Shikoku island, Ehime is a nature-rich prefecture boasting beautiful coastlines and a rural center where mountains play host to 26 of the Buddhist temples that make up the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Matsuyama is home to an original post-feudal castle as well as Dogo Onsen, one of the country’s oldest natural hot springs. The northern city of Imabari marks the entrance to the Shimano Kaido, a road that crosses six spectacular bridges and several islands, forming a route between Shikoku and mainland Honshu.