Culture Tobe Autumn Festival Anonymous Tobe Autumn Festival is a good opportunity to see the pottery and other products of Tobe gathered in one place. The fruit and sake..
Shopping Kimono in Imabari Anonymous Gofukuten Sugataya and Gallery Kazahaya stands on a street corner marked by a beautiful weeping willow that provides a lively contrast..
Culture Hojo Kashima Festival 2026 May 3rd - May 4th In early May, the Hojo Kashima Spring Festival is held in the area known as “Kazahaya” to the north of Matsuyama. On the first..
Activities God Hole Limestone Cave of Shirokawa Anonymous The “Ana Kami Shōnyūdō” or God Hole Limestone Cave in Shirokawa is a small natural cave in a secluded valley. Access requires ..
Transportation Matsuyama Trams and Botchan Train Anonymous In Matsuyama, be sure to ride the groaning 1950s trams and the puffing Botchan Train. Travel in retro style, if not the greatest..
11 Terraces to Heaven Takako Sakamoto This village of terraced fields reaching up to heaven next to the blue water of Uwa Sea in Ehime prefecture is one of Japan's..
7 Pirate Ship of Tosa? Takako Sakamoto Mysterious ships glide through the red and gold sea fog on the Sea of Tosa like a replay from the Hollywood movie, 'Pirates..
7 Besshi Copper Mine Site in Ehime Takako Sakamoto Besshi Copper Mine Site, which was a cornerstone of Japan's modernization, lives up to its alias, 'The Industrial Legacy..