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Imabari / Shimanami Kaido

Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Culture / Tour

The Towel Museum

3.5

250 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Asakurakami

This is a specialist towel museum located in Japan’s leading towel production area, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. Housed within a building reminiscent of a European castle there is also a 33,000 square meter European style garden with flowers blooming throughout the year. Inside the museum visitors will find a whole range of items on display made out of towel and cloth by the writer, painter and product designer Atsuko Matano. Visitors can also take a look around the place where towels are made and have their own unique embroidery stitched into a towel they’ve purchased. There is also a shop which sells Shikoku souvenirs with a focus on towel products.

I thoroughly enjoyed this place - it was very interesting and had a great stock of towels. I wished that I had of purchased some to bring back home.
Imabari City Murakami Pirate Museum

4.0

91 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Miyakubocho Miyakubo 1285

This museum, located in Miyakubo Town, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, preserves and displays artifacts related to Noshima Murakami, one of the Murakami pirates who was called “Daimyo of the seas” and who controlled Setouchi during the Sengoku, or warring states, period. The museum displays important artifacts and related works on the Noshima Murakami clan, as well as old documents, reconstructed models, and pieces unearthed during excavations. The restored Japanese armor and battle surcoat (a sleeveless campaign jacket worn over armor), said to have been actually worn, are must-see exhibits. The observation room with views overlooking the ruins of Noshima Castle, and the area where visitors can try on for themselves some armor and garments are also popular.

I was on a tour so didnt plan on stopping here but is was so interesting. The artifacts of the museum was okay but the story and history of these pirates made the stop worthwhile. Especially if...
Yoshiumi Rose Park

4.0

42 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Yoshiumichoufukuda 1292

Yoshiumi Rose Park in Oshima Yoshiumi Port hosts 3,500 rose bushes of 400 varieties from around the world on a site of about 2.8 hectares. It’s one of the few places in the country with over 100 kinds of heirloom roses, including their “Josephine Collection.” The best time to see them is mid-May to early June and mid-October to early November. Many visitors come for late May’s Rose Festival. You can also purchase rose seedlings and mini-roses at a nearby shop.

Lovely park, surprisingly large, nice diversion off the bike way. There was not much flowering in September.
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。
Nihon Shokken World Tasty Museum

3.5

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Tomitashinko 1-3

This commodity manufacturing museum was built to resemble the Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria. It was founded on the site of the Nihon Shokken Holdings Ehime main office as a transmission base of world food culture. There are two tour courses to choose from; the Food Culture Museum Course (takes around three and a half hours) which includes lunch at the staff cafeteria, and the Palace Course which centers around the KO Palace factory. It is the world's only museum that showcases a wide range of information about the food culture of the world, from the things that are actually put in the mouth to the ingredients, utensils, tableware, and meal etiquette.

お城の工場見学に参加しました。入場料1000円は少し高いですが、焼き肉のたれなどのお土産がついてきます。宮殿の中に工場があるのでとてもシュールです。説明も丁寧ですが、若干駆け足です。せっかく説明パネルがたくさんあって面白そうなのに見られなかったのが少し残念でした。
Imabari Omishima Art Museum

3.5

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Omishimacho Miyaura 9099-1

大山祇神社前にある日本画の美術館。大展示室のメインを飾る加山又造の火の島は桜島をモチーフにした襖絵。赤と黄色の色調の華やかな雰囲気で、美しい情景がそのまま写し取られているよう。ほか、田淵俊夫記念展示室の作品も落ち着いた正統派の作品です。
Imabari City Kono Museum of Art

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Asahimachi 1-4-8

This art museum is located in Asahi-machi 1-Chome, Imabari City. The museum possesses a collection of around 10,000 folding screens, hanging scroll, ancient documents, books, and other items collected by the late Shinichi Kono, who was a businessman from Imabari. In addition to exhibiting this collection, the museum also holds a variety of events including modern art exhibitions. The museum’s tea house was relocated from Kono’s residence. It was modeled after the famous Tai-an teahouse, a National Treasure.

We had to pass a (very) rainy day in Imabari and ended up visiting this museum, which, despite initial appearances, was quite nice. It has a decidedly small-town feel, with most of the artists on...
Tokoro Museum Omishima

3.5

8 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Omishimachourado 2362-3

This modern art museum can be found on Omishima Island, which is located along the Shimanami Kaido Expressway in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. It opened in 2004 thanks to the contributions of businessman Atsuo Tokoro. Inside you’ll find an exhibit of approximately 30 three-dimensional works by Giacomo Manzu, known for creating the gate of St. Peter’s Basilica, as well as Noe Katz, Norichika Hayashi, and Takashi Fukai. The building is located on a plateau on the island, which affords the terrace a splendid view of the Seto Inland Sea.

8月1日 3年ぶりくらいの訪問です。今治市大三島町大山祇神社前を通過して数キロ、海岸線の高台にあります。印象的な玄関がお迎えしてくれます。入り口から階段状の展示室を降りながら展望室へと向かいます。今回は、コロナ禍の関係でコーヒーのサービスはありませんでした。2度目の訪問、前回の印象より経年劣化を感じました。やはり受付の対応や展示仕方、備品やパンフレットのメンテナンス、来館者への気配りなど、工夫...
Oyamazumi Shrine Treasure Hall

4.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Omishimacho Miyaura 3327

These treasure halls are located on the grounds of Oyamazumi Shrine in Miyaura, Omishima-cho, Imabari City Omishima Island. They are comprised of the Shiyoden, the Omishima Maritime Museum, and the Kokuhokan. They possess treasures such as sets of armor and swords that include eight National Treasures and 469 National Important Cultural Properties. In addition, the Omishima Maritime Museum features a variety of exhibits including the Hayamamaru, the boat used by Emperor Showa to collect samples for his marine biology research, as well as specimens of the flora and fauna from the Seto Inland Sea.

鎌倉時代から戦国時代の甲冑の数々は日本一の展示で、国宝・重文がゴロゴロとあり全国の国宝・重文指定のの武具類のなんと8割もここにあるそうです。大三島が国宝の島と呼ばれるのも頷けます。日本総鎮守の大山祇神社、併設の海事博物館と共に一見の価値があると思います。ちなみに内部の写真撮影はできません。
Stone Culture Denshokan Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Miyakubochoumiyakubo 3546

"This is the symbol of ""Stone Town Miyakubo-cho"" which has been producing beautiful durable Oshima-ishi granite since the start of the Edo-period. Oshima-ishi granite, which is as smooth to the touch as celadon porcelain, is marked by unwillingness to fade, with its deep grey increasing as time passes. It is used in both the National Diet Building and the imperial Akasaka Estate. There are displays on Oshima-ishi granite as well as other types of stone from around the world and you can learn about the history and culture of stone work. Unique stone works and monuments are dotted about the grounds and along with the main building there are grounds available for baseball and tennis and a multipurpose auditorium."
Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum, Imabari City

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Omishimachoumunagata 5208-2

The Sculpture Museum in Omishima in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture exhibits 44 works of Ken Iwata, known for his works with warmth of style work and the theme of Mother and Child. The building is cylindrical made of concrete walls on the site of the schoolyard of the former Munakata elementary school. The works are placed on the lawn of the semi-outdoor space with almost no roof. Visitors can sit on a bench while feeling the sea breeze and enjoy the works leisurely. The adjacent building is a refurbished old wooden school building now used as an accommodation facility.
Texport Imabari

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Higashimonchou 5-14-3

Imabari is Japan’s leading producer of towels in terms of volume. At Texport Imabari, visitors can observe Imabari’s towel manufacturing process, try making their own towel, and so on. The headquarters also has a wide variety of Imabari-brand towel products for sale.
Imabari Municipal Asakura Furusato Art Ancienct Burial Mound Museum

3.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ehime Imabari-shi Asakurashimo

Google Mapsで確認しながら訪問しました。無料です。今治には多くの古墳が残っておりその発掘品が展示されてます。多くが土器なのでドキドキしながら10分くらい見学できます。隣の棟にピアノがあるようで練習中の演奏が聞こえてました。ここより北部に妙見山古墳、東部に国府址、南部に永納山城址があります。
Oyamazumi Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Ehime Imabari-shi Omishimacho Miyaura 3327

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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.