Museum / Science Museum Spots in Matsuyama Area

  • Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
    rating-image
    3.5
    348 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Pref. Matsuyamashi Ichibanchou 3-20
    “Saka no Ue no Kumo” (Clouds above the Hill) is a novel by Ryotaro Shiba, depicting the modernization of Japan through the life stories of brothers Yoshifuru and Saneyuki Akiyama, and poet Masaoka Shiki. Many materials related to the novel as well as the three main characters are exhibited in the museum. The four-story building with a basement was designed by Tadao Ando, and is made as a space expressing “clouds above the hill”.

    The story behind the museum lends itself to understanding a little in forming of modern Japan and specifically around 3 individuals enlighten approaches at that time. The museum is housed within a...

  • Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum
    rating-image
    4.0
    108 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Pref. Matsuyamashi Dougokouen 1-30
    Located roughly five minutes’ walk from Dogo Onsen Station, the Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum has on display manuscripts and works by Masaoka Shiki, a leading writer of haiku poetry who was born in Matsuyama, as well as letters exchanged with Natsume Soseki and other major literary figures with whom he was friendly. The Museum provides detailed displays on the history of Dogo and Matsuyama, on the times in which Masaoka Shiki lived, and on his friendships and acquaintances. Special events are held on an occasional basis, and the Museum also functions as a community center for the local community.

    道後温泉駅から徒歩3分ほど。道後公園内に立地している4階建ての文化施設で、2-3階が博物館となっている。入館料は400円。展示室内は愚陀佛庵(復元)を除き撮影不可。 展示は全体の4分の1が道後・松山の歴史、残りが正岡子規の生涯に関する解説・資料展示となっている。正岡子規は松山の生まれで、松山市駅近くには「正岡子規誕生邸址」の石碑も立つ。教科書にも載る明治を代表する俳人であるが、浅学のため有名な「柿...

  • Birthplace of the Akiyama Brothers
    rating-image
    4.0
    110 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Kachimachi 2-3-6
    This museum is located in Kachi-machi 2-Chome, Matsuyama City. The building is a recreation of the birthplace of the Akiyama brothers Yoshifuru and Saneyuki, whose military exploits were famously depicted in Shiba Ryotaro’s historical novel “Saka no Ue no Kumo.” The museum exhibits a variety of materials related to the brothers. Bronze statues of the brothers have also been erected on the grounds.

    秋山兄弟が暮らしていた家を再現した資料館です。ボランティアガイドの川端さんという博識な女性が秋山家の暮らしぶりや、秋山兄弟の人となり、展示物について丁寧に詳しく説明してくださいました。秋山真之の銅像は彫が深く西洋人のように見えるのですが、その理由はイタリア人の芸術家がイタリアで真之の写真を参考に彫り上げたからだとか。兄の好古は晩年北予中学校の校長に就任し、一人この家に住んだそうです。毎日学校に一番...

  • Ehime University Museum
    rating-image
    4.5
    11 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Bunkyocho 3
    This museum located on Ehime University’s Johoku Campus in Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama City has a mission of disseminating the results of university’s academic research. It features permanent exhibits on the four basic themes: Evolution of Earth and Universe, Ehime History and Culture, Diversity of Life, and Human Activities in the Environment. The museum also features spaces for special exhibits as well as an insect specimen repository and gallery with a collection of more than 1. 2 million specimens.

    伊予鉄道市内線(路面電車)の「赤十字病院前」電停から徒歩5分ほど。愛媛大学城北キャンパス内にある博物館。入館無料。 現在はコロナ禍のため休館となっており再開時期は不明。訪館する前に公式サイトで開館/閉館を確認した方がいいでしょう。

  • Museum of Great People of Ehime
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Uenomachi Ko 650 Ehime Lifelong learning Center
    This museum is inside Ehime Prefectural Lifelong Learning Center, in Ueno-machi, Matsuyama. It has exhibits with items related to 178 great people of Ehime who left behind reputations in one of nine fields, including scholarship, the arts, government, and sports. They also have a Children’s Great Person Learning Area with documents relating to the individuals on display.
  • Matsuyama City Archaeological Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Minamisayacho Otsu 67-6
    This museum is located in Minamisayacho, Matsuyama City. It possesses a collection of around 500 relics dating from the Paleolithic era to the Heian period excavated from sites in the Matsuyama Plain. The museum features permanent exhibits with the basic themes of “look,” “listen,” “touch,” and “think.” This includes hands-on exhibits such as earthenware that visitors can touch. The museum also holds several special exhibits each year.
  • Minami Japan Natural History Musium
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Shinseki Te 70-4
  • Matsuyama General Community Center Children Museum Cosmo Theater
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Minatomachi 7-chome 5
  • Matsuyama Cultural Properties Information Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Minamisayacho Otsu 67-6
  • Matsuyama Municipal Archaeological center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Minamisayacho Otsu 67-6

Ehime Areas

around-area-map

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.

Ehime Photo Album

Browse Interests