12 Culture Honai Machinami in Yawatahama JapanTravel Guest Honai is a little district in Yawatahama that accumulated great wealth from the Edo period. Vestiges of its glory remain in t...
10 Culture Konpira-ji Temple and Ichijo-an JapanTravel Guest Konpira-ji Temple and Ichijō-an is a little complex including a Buddhist temple, a Shinto shrine, and a cottage where the hai...
Culture Saijo Festival JapanTravel Guest The Saijo Festival is held at the Kamo, Ishioka, Isono and Iizumi shrines in the middle of October, to give thanks for an abu...
Culture Mercantile History and Culture JapanTravel Guest From the Edo period, the rural town of Uchiko accumulated great wealth through trade in high quality wax candles. You can sti...
7 Culture The Tokoro Museum, Omishima JapanTravel Guest Eccentric sculpture fills a bizarre building like a funicular railway station that clings to a hillside, providing striking c...
Culture Omishima Art Museum JapanTravel Guest Omishima Art Museum is a gallery of modern art on Omishima Island, part of the Shimanami Kaido. It holds high quality rotatin...
Culture Butsumoku-ji Temple in Uwajima JapanTravel Guest Butsumoku-ji, the Temple of the Buddha’s Tree, is temple No. 42 of the 88 sacred temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage. It has an...
8 Culture Mother and Child Museum on Omishima JapanTravel Guest The Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum on Omishima is a very strange art gallery. It’s a ring of whitewashed concrete open to ...
Culture Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima Island JapanTravel Guest Oyamazumi Shrine is like a natural cathedral. It's home to a large collection of historical weapons and armour.
Culture Ikku Shrine JapanTravel Guest Located right in the middle of Niihama, Ikku is recognized as the city's most important shrine, and the center of town.
