Activities Kazahaya Fireworks Festival 2026 Late Jul Kazaya Umi Matsuri is the quintessential summer fireworks event in rural Japan. Join yukata-clad locals for cold beer and oohs.
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 ferry..
Activities Walking on Cloud, Sea, and Sky Arlene Bastion The beauty of the Kurushima Kaikyo, part of the world's longest suspension bridge Shimanami Kaido, makes for a wonderful walk...
Activities Mishima Shrine in Futami Anonymous The beautiful Mishima Shrine clings to the hillside at Futami. A long flight of stone steps affords a fantastic view over the Seto..
Activities Dogo Park Anonymous Close to the Dogo Onsen Honkan and Dogo Station is Dogo Park and the Yuzuki Castle Ruins. There's lots to see and do here all..
Camping & Trekking Kashima Island Anonymous Kashima Island is the blob of mountain dominating the coast north of Matsuyama. It’s good for swimming, camping, barbecues and..
10 Beach & Island Matsuyama's seaside Virginia Gonzalez Matsuyama, the capital of the Ehime prefecture, has some of the most impressive beaches in Japan, which remain unknown for most..
9 Outdoors Bamboo Forest Trail to Ishite-ji Anonymous The area around Ishite-ji is pretty weird. On the path that leads there from Isaniwa Shrine in Dogo which passes through a bamboo..