Culture Create Your Own Adventure in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture Geoff Day After arriving in Matsuyama City by plane, car, or limited-express train, take a train heading southwest to Uchiko. Leaving t...
Culture Garyu Sanso: An Architectural Masterpiece in Harmony with Nature Veronica Carnevale Located in Ozu City along the Hiji River, Garyu Sanso is a breathtaking villa that whisks you away to early twentieth-century...
Culture Ehime Prefecture's Castles Elizabeth S Ehime Prefecture which occupies the northwest part of Shikoku boasts five of the 100 top castles in Japan with two original c...
Activities Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year from around late January through to early March, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a plum festival which showcase...
Activities Azalea Season at Tomisuyama Park Kim Bergström Each year at Ehime's Tomisuyama Park, over 60,000 azaleas burst into bloom from around late April through May. Along with the...
8 Culture Omori Japanese Candle Shop Masayoshi Hirose Omori Warosokuya is the only Japanese candle shop in Ehime prefecture. The workshop is a reflection of the old craftsperson a...
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...
Culture Memorable Matsuyama Arlene Bastion Matsuyama has a lot of impressive and memorable attractions, but what prevails is really its air of unpretentious simplicity.
Activities Nanrakuen Iris Festival 2026 Kim Bergström From mid-May to early June, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden hosts an iris festival, which is their biggest annual event. At the two ...
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...
