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Ehime Top 10

  1. Kasho Museum
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    Kasho Museum

    Toon City
  2. Matsuyama Spring Festival
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    Matsuyama Spring Festival

    Matsuyama
  3. Taga Fertility Shrine & Sex Museum
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    Taga Fertility Shrine & Sex Museum

    Culture
  4. Doronko Matsuri Mud Festival
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    Doronko Matsuri Mud Festival

    Culture
  5. Matsuyama – Hiroshima Super Jet
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    Matsuyama – Hiroshima Super Jet

    Matsuyama
  6. Himedaruma
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    Himedaruma

    Matsuyama
  7. Ishite-ji Temple in Matsuyama
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    Ishite-ji Temple in Matsuyama

    Matsuyama
  8. Kashima Island
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    Kashima Island

    Matsuyama
  9. Culinary specialties of Matsuyama
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    Culinary specialties of Matsuyama

    Matsuyama
  10. Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
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    Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

    Matsuyama

Upcoming Ehime Events

Colors and Shapes of the Ecole De Paris
Culture

Colors and Shapes of the Ecole De Paris

Nov 14th - Jan 31st

The Nagoya City Museum of Art has one of the world's best collections of art from the School of Paris (École de Paris). As..

¥1,200
Tsubaki Matsuri
Culture

Tsubaki Matsuri

Feb 18th - Feb 20th

Tsubaki Matsuri is one of Matusyama's most popular festivals, and one that is unique to the region.

4 Free
Dogo Onsen Festival
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Dogo Onsen Festival

Mid - Late Mar

Every March, Dogo Onsen is dressed up in lanterns and red pinstripes to celebrate its cultural history and provide a platform for..

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Where to eat in Ehime

Culinary specialties of Matsuyama
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Culinary specialties of Matsuyama

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Matsuyama and Ehime offer a variety of culinary specialties reflecting the geographic diversity of the region. The best advice is..

Dogo no Machiya café
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Dogo no Machiya café

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Dogo no Machiya is a beautiful café with courtyard gardens and stylish Japanese décor. It’s ideal for breakfast, lunch, or a r..

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Imabari: Guide to Food
Food

Imabari: Guide to Food

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The people of Imabari are often said to be impatient, and this is reflected in the way they cook. Consequently, the region has produced..

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Places to stay in Ehime

Kiya Ryokan
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Kiya Ryokan

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Kiya Ryokan in Uwajima is a stylish renewal of a historic inn. Guests can rent the whole building where Japan’s leading politi..

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Latest Ehime Reports

Shimanami Kaido in Ehime 8
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Shimanami Kaido in Ehime

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Shimanami Kaido is a cycling route leading from Onomichi City in the Hiroshima prefecture to Imabari city in Ehime prefecture. It..

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About Ehime

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Shikoku
Island Shikoku
Capital Matsuyama
Population 1,431,493
Area 5,676.10 sq. km

Located in northwestern Shikoku and bordering the Seto Inland Sea, Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken) is surrounded by nature - visitors can enjoy great views of the Inland Sea coast and the Seto Inland Sea National Park. 

Many tourists also flock to Ehime to visit Dogo Onsen, arguably the most storied hot springs in Japan, as well as the historical Matsuyama and Uwajima castles. In fact, Ehime has five of Japan’s “Top 100 Castles,” the most of any prefecture (tied with Hyogo and Nagano).

The capital city of Matsuyama is perhaps most famous for being the scene of Natsume Soseki’s Botchan, one of Japan’s most beloved novels. As a result, many attractions in the city bear its name, such as the Botchan Train. 

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