Food Minshuto Izakaya Rod Walters Minshuto is an izakaya-style restaurant located conveniently close to Matsuyama City Station. It has a Showa era theme.
Culture Mitsuaki Iwago Photographic Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at the Ehime Museum of Art looks at the photographic works of Mitsuaki Iwago, who is famous for ...
Activities Nanrakuen Sotobori Sakura Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around late March through to late April, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a cherry blossom festival that ce...
Activities Nanrakuen Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around mid to late April, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden hosts a festival to celebrate the color of around 32,000 az...
Food Curry Shop Delhi Rod Walters There’s a curry shop in Matsuyama JR Station with the whimsical name “Delhi”—whimsical because this is a typical Japanese “cu...
Food Namaste Shokudo, Nishiichimanmachi Rod Walters Namasute Shokudo is a fairly new curry house in the university district of Matsuyama serving Nepalese curry.
Food Torisho Restaurant in Matsuyama Tony Mariani Torisho is a great place for local-style yakitori in central Matsuyama
Activities Bamboo Forest Trail to Ishite-ji Rod Walters The area around Ishite-ji is pretty weird. On the path that leads there from Isaniwa Shrine in Dogo which passes through a ba...
Culture The Tokoro Museum, Omishima Rod Walters Eccentric sculpture fills a bizarre building like a funicular railway station that clings to a hillside, providing striking c...
Culture Omikoshi Soneri Rod Walters On the first Sunday of May, a general exhibition of Ehime's various festivals is held in the grounds of Matsuyama Castle. It ...
Food Yuhinkan Restaurant Rod Walters Yuhinkan is the main restaurant at Futami Road Station. It offers reasonably priced meals and coffee with a great view of the...
Activities The Ninomaru Historical Garden Rod Walters The Ninomaru Historical Garden makes a good substitute for those who lack the time or energy to make their way up to Matsuyam...
Beauty & Spa Imabari Yunoura Heights Onsen Rod Walters This onsen is the public bathing area of the Imabari Yunoura Heights hotel, located just outside the town of Imabari on a hil...
Food Manshu-ya in Matsuyama's Okaido Rod Walters Manshu-ya in Matsuyama's Okaido boasts Japan's best gyoza and tonkotsu ramen. They're good gyoza, but you be the judge.
Food Honebuto Mikaku Ramen Rod Walters Honebuto Mikaku ramen on Ropeway Dori serves tonkotsu ramen topped with a great mound of sliced pork. The soup is garlicky.
