Activities Akiyama Brothers Memorial Anonymous Statues of two famous soldiers, the Akiyama brothers, stand in a grove of cherry trees in Baishinji. The brothers played leading..
Activities Tobe Zoo Anonymous Tobe Zoo sits on a forested hill-top south of Matsuyama. It’s the first zoo to successfully raise a polar bear by human hand a..
Sports & Fitness Aqua Palette Matsuyama Anonymous Aqua Palette Matsuyama, one stop on the train from JR Matsuyama Station, is an accessible swimming pool complex popular with people..
Sports & Fitness Ehime Children’s Playground is a riot! Anonymous Ehime Children’s Playground sits on a forested hill-top south of Matsuyama. Called Kodomo no Shiro in Japanese (Children's..
Camping & Trekking Shirai Falls Anonymous Shirai no Taki is one of the most famous waterfalls in Ehime. The reason for their fame is that they freeze in winter, forming a..
Activities Climbing Mt. Ishizuchi Anonymous Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in western Japan, is an easy enough walk, except for the last bit.
Camping & Trekking 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 tutelary..
Camping & Trekking Koon-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Koon-ji, Temple No.61, is unusual in that it looks more like a university library than a Buddhist temple. Inside is an equally unusual..