Food Italian Bar Toraishi [Closed] Rod Walters Italian Bar Toraishi offers quality Italian-style dining in central Matsuyama. The pasta is superb.
Culture The Fireworks of Mori no Kuni [Closed] Rod Walters The Mori no Kuni Summer Festival combines undemanding country festival entertainments with a truly riveting fireworks display...
Food Mizutamaya Cafe [Closed] Bonson Lam This charming coffee shop showcases organic and local produce, such as the Hassaku, a citrus born of mandarins and grapefruit...
Culture Ehime University Museum Rod Walters Ehime University Museum has an eclectic and attractive collection of insects, minerals, fossils, archaeology and research
Food Love Crepe Bret Colebi Love Crepe is a special class of café, one whose uniqueness, both in style and quality of product, make it my top recommendat...
Food Marukin Omachidou Bret Colebi A Japanese home-style restaurant, with a wide variety of dishes all done extremely well. Despite the high quality, taste and ...
Activities Kamoike Beach Rod Walters One of the best beaches in Imabari is Kamoike Beach. There's a pleasant bay facing numerous small islands, and a nice sandy c...
Activities Hojo Tontaro Ramen and Gyoza Rod Walters Tontaro offers affordable ramen across Shikoku, especially in Ehime—and their gyoza are among the tastiest around.
Beauty & Spa Chikuzanso Onsen Hot Spring Rod Walters Chikuzanso Onsen is a hot spring located in a remote valley below Mt. Takanawa. It’s a very pleasant retreat.
Food Itani Benkyodo Bret Colebi Across the street from Saijo Library there is a place where you can satisfy your sweet tooth or have a meal that will fill yo...
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...
Activities Mugo Waterfall Rod Walters Mugo Waterfall is a little mountain power spot between Matsuyama and Imabari. This easily accessible waterfall is twinned wit...
Activities Asanami Beach Rod Walters Asanami Beach is a plain and secluded beach next to Route 196 between Matsuyama and Imabari. It has little beyond the basics ...
Transportation Getting to Ehime Rod Walters Shikoku has traditionally been a difficult place to visit, with sea routes being the only option. But times change and today ...
Culture Kamo Shrine in Imabari Rod Walters Kamo Shrine stands in the valley of a little river that runs down to the Seto Inland Sea at Kikuma. Farm horses are raced her...
