Culture Tobe Mukashi no Kurashikan Anonymous The Tobe Mukashi no Kurashikan, or the House of Yesteryear’s Living offers a fascinating glimpse into life in the last centur...
Activities Gogoshima Island Anonymous Gogoshima is the big island off Matsuyama. It has a isolated beaches and a great variety of bird life. The sunset from the fe...
Culture Tobe Autumn Festival Anonymous Tobe Autumn Festival is a good opportunity to see the pottery and other products of Tobe gathered in one place. The fruit and...
Shopping Kimono in Imabari Anonymous Gofukuten Sugataya and Gallery Kazahaya stands on a street corner marked by a beautiful weeping willow that provides a lively...
Culture Hojo Kashima Festival 2027 Anonymous In early May, the Hojo Kashima Spring Festival is held in the area known as “Kazahaya” to the north of Matsuyama. On the firs...
Activities God Hole Limestone Cave of Shirokawa Anonymous The “Ana Kami Shōnyūdō” or God Hole Limestone Cave in Shirokawa is a small natural cave in a secluded valley. Access requires...
Transportation Matsuyama Trams and Botchan Train Anonymous In Matsuyama, be sure to ride the groaning 1950s trams and the puffing Botchan Train. Travel in retro style, if not the great...
8 Living Wooden Jizo Statue Masayoshi Hirose A Living Jizo Statue carved into a living tree, which is still growing deep in the woods in the village of the Heike Legend i...
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...
Food Café Kadan in Matsuyama Maki Starfield Established in 2001, Café Kadan is one of the most well known café restaurants in Matsuyama. Café Kadan is what we call an oa...
