Culture Meiseki-ji in Seiyo Anonymous Meiseki-ji is No. 43 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. There are dragons in wood and tile, and extra large amounts of moss...
Culture Live Earth Matsuyama 2026 Anonymous Live Earth Matsuyama is a festival for music, environmental activism and ethnic food in the middle of May.
Nightlife Club House Café and Restaurant Anonymous The Club House is a stylish building of red brick, tile and bare concrete set in a little green garden. It sits just behind t...
Food Ivy House Restaurant Anonymous Ivy House restaurant beside the Seto Inland Sea offers curry, pizza, hamburgers and coffee. The view from the windows is spec...
14 Culture The Straw Ropes of Kashima Futami Anonymous In early May, the straw rope between the twin rocks off Kashima Island is replaced. Spectators in fishing boats swarm around ...
Food Sova Sova Restaurant Anonymous Sova Sova is a restaurant and café on Matsuyama’s fashionable Ropeway Dori. It serves unremarkable soba noodles.
Activities Taiho-ji Temple Anonymous Taiho-ji Temple, No. 44 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage is alive with the awe-inspiring presence of Nature, both ancient ...
Food Karasu Restaurant Anonymous Karasu is a restaurant in Mitsu, housed in an attractive historic building. Karasu serves Japan’s take on Western style food.
Activities Kichijo-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Kichijo-ji is No. 63 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. This temple is unique in having one of the Seven Lucky Gods as its ...
Activities Hoju-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Hoju-ji is No. 62 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. It's the Temple of Wealth and Happiness, but it doesn’t look like it.
