Beauty & Spa
Near the port in Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a huge, beautifully made ship’s propeller displayed as sculpture. It looks ...
Ozu (大洲, Ōzu) is sometimes referred to as Ehime’s ‘Little Kyoto’. I have no idea why, because they’re as unalike as any two...
To most Japanese people, Tobe (砥部) calls to mind Tobe-yaki, a type of ceramic known throughout Japan. People tend to imagin...
Uwajima is the southernmost city in Ehime. It’s a compact city, centered around a small castle on a hill. Above the city towe...
Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city in Shikoku. Its name means “pine mountain”. Matsuyama ...
In Japan, the names for municipalities bear scant resemblance to entities of the same name in the west. So in Japan, a ‘villa...
Matsuno is a pretty little settlement in Ehime near the border with Kochi. Once a very quiet backwater of the celebrated Shim...
The city of Saijo sits on a plain facing the Seto Inland Sea, with the imposing Mt. Ishizuchi behind it. Saijo is sandwiched ...
Yawatahama is a sleepy port town in the armpit of Japan’s longest peninsula, the Sadamisaki Peninsula that juts out of the we...
In Japan, the names for municipalities bear scant resemblance to entities of the same name in the west. So a place that is no...
Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture is a bustling industrial city of 124,000 people on the north coast of Shikoku. Although the ...
Kuma Highland—Kuma Kōgen in Japanese—is a large inhabited area at a high elevation in central Ehime bordering Kochi Prefectur...
Uchiko is small town that lies to the southwest of Matsuyama. It stands at the bottom of a river valley with rice fields spre...
Toon City, pronounced Tō-on, is a city in name only. There’s no built-up center to it at all, which may seem strange to peopl...
Hojo is the northernmost part of Matsuyama. Once a separate municipality with the rank of ‘city’, it merged with Matsuyama in...
Every March, Dogo Onsen is dressed up in lanterns and red pinstripes to celebrate its cultural history and provide a platform...
The Saijo Festival is held at the Kamo, Ishioka, Isono and Iizumi shrines in the middle of October, to give thanks for an abu...
The Nagoya City Museum of Art has one of the world's best collections of art from the School of Paris (École de Paris). As th...
Enjoying single origin chocolate al fresco in the historic highlands of Shikoku.
Denpun is a tiny, blue and yellow vintage train carriage restaurant on the banks of the Isshite river, situated between Isshi...
A delicious and affordable all you can eat Indian restaurant in Saijo, Ehime. Over 15 varieties of naan and vegetarian options.
Imabari Station Hotel is a budget hotel located conveniently close to Imabari railway station.
Kiya Ryokan in Uwajima is a stylish renewal of a historic inn. Guests can rent the whole building where Japan’s leading polit...
On a densely wooded hill overlooking the castle town of Uwajima, is one of Shikoku's best budget accommodations, Uwajima yout...
Check out the Top 10 Sights of Ehime Prefecture — Japan's hidden gem located on the off-the-beaten-track island of Shikoku. I...
Enjoying single origin chocolate al fresco in the historic highlands of Shikoku.
Niihama, Shikoku Island: Tour historical copper mine ruins, one of the oldest continuous operation mines in the world.