Culture Naoshima Art House Project Peter Sidell Seven empty houses in Honmura village on Japan's 'art island' of Naoshima have been renovated and transformed into works of a...
Culture Ehime Saijo Festival 2026 Anonymous The Saijo Festival is held at the Kamo, Ishioka, Isono and Iizumi shrines in the middle of October, to give thanks for an abu...
Shopping Hands-on Pottery in Tobe Anonymous At Tobe you can watch craftsmen at work in their studios, browse for a work of Tobe-yaki that takes your fancy, and stroll ar...
Food Dogo’s “Circus Bar”, Wani to Sai Matthew Iannarone Dogo's newest addition to the eating, drinking, art scene, Wani to Sai. Located in an atmospheric corner of Dogo, this "circu...
Area Uchiko Anonymous Uchiko is small town that lies to the southwest of Matsuyama. It stands at the bottom of a river valley with rice fields spre...
8 Culture Tamao Hachiman Shrine in Imabari Anonymous Tamao Hachiman Shrine stands above a little port on the Seto Inland Sea. Don't miss this characterful spot at the top of the ...
Accommodation Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel in Matsuyama Tony Mariani The Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel in the center of Matsuyama makes a good base for touring the city and its surrounding areas.
Nightlife Matsuyama Nightlife Anonymous The entire grid of streets around central Matsuyama is devoted to bars, restaurants, clubs and shops.
Culture Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryoko Mura Anonymous Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryokō Mura is a largely self-contained tourist ‘village’ located in a picturesque but easily accessible p...
