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Top Attractions in Ehime

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Ehime Top 10

  1. The Murakami Suigun Boat Race
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    The Murakami Suigun Boat Race

    Imabari
  2. Tsubaki Matsuri
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    Tsubaki Matsuri

    Matsuyama
  3. How to Get to Matsuyama
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    How to Get to Matsuyama

    Matsuyama
  4. Bathing at Dogo Onsen Honkan
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    Bathing at Dogo Onsen Honkan

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

    Matsuyama
  6. Nanrakuen Plum Festival
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    Nanrakuen Plum Festival

    Activities
  7. Matsuyama – Hiroshima Cruise Ferry
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    Matsuyama – Hiroshima Cruise Ferry

    Matsuyama
  8. Matsuyama Spring Festival
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    Matsuyama Spring Festival

    Matsuyama
  9. Hikari No Mi
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    Hikari No Mi

    Matsuyama
  10. Taimeshi, an Ehime Delicacy
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    Taimeshi, an Ehime Delicacy

    Matsuyama

Upcoming Ehime Events

Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2026
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Nanrakuen Plum Festival 2026

Jan 31st - Mar 8th

Each year from around late January through to early March, Ehime's Nanrakuen Garden is home to a plum festival which showcases..

¥310
Dogo Onsen Festival 2026
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Dogo Onsen Festival 2026

Mar 19th - Mar 21st

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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Matsuyama Spring Festival 2026
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Matsuyama Spring Festival 2026

Early Apr

The Matsuyama Spring Festival is held during the first weekend in April when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. There’s a parad..

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Where to eat in Ehime

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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Places to stay in Ehime

Imabari Station Hotel
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Imabari Station Hotel

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Imabari Station Hotel is a budget hotel located conveniently close to Imabari railway station.

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

Memorable Matsuyama
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Memorable Matsuyama

Arlene Bastion

Matsuyama has a lot of impressive and memorable attractions, but what prevails is really its air of unpretentious simplicity.

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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 1,270,133
Area 5,676.10 km²

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 Seto 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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