Culture Shikido Museum Anonymous Masaoka Shiki is a Matsuyama hero, revered as the genius behind the revival of haiku and the establishment of its modern form...
Culture Koshin-an Anonymous Koshin-an is a pretty hermitage in the middle of urban Matsuyama, built by the haikuist Kurita Chodō who lived until 1814. It...
Culture Pizza making at Kuma Kogen Anonymous Eating handmade pizza looking out over a mountainside, with the sun filtering through red maple leaves, is an experience to b...
Culture Tsubaki Jinja Anonymous The imposing Tsubaki Shrine just south of central Matsuyama is a good place to see the regular performance of Shinto worship.
7 Culture Koonji no Okunoin Temple Anonymous A deeper enclave of Koonji, temple No.61 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage where you can get a stamp for your book, and practice some...
15 Culture Kuma Seido no Kairo Art Gallery L. MacLean The Kuma Seido no Kairo is an art gallery of sculptures mostly of bronze, but there are some attractive pieces carved of wood...
Culture Oyamazumi Shrine Treasure Hall Anonymous The Oyamazumi Shrine National Treasure Hall holds a fine collection of ancient samurai weaponry, armour and shrine statuary.
11 Culture Okuno-in at Ishite-ji Anonymous Ishite-ji, Temple No.51 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, is a strange place, but Okuno-in, the temple that stands behind it on the ...
12 Culture The Hirose Residence in Niihama L. MacLean The Niihama City Hirose Memorial Museum grounds comprise the residence of industrialist Saihei Hirose, a museum, as well as a...
9 Culture Graveyard of the Lords of Imabari Anonymous Three of the first feudal lords of Imabari have graves on a low hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea on the Imabari coast.
