12 Activities Umashima on the Shimanami Kaido Anonymous Umashima is the first little island on the Shimanami Kaido. It was once used for breeding war horses. Today it's a quiet place..
Area Seiyo In Japan, the names for municipalities bear scant resemblance to entities of the same name in the west. So a place that is nominally a ‘city’ can be nothing more than a few small towns surro..
9 Culture Nihon Shokken's Factory in Imabari Anonymous The head office and plant of Nihon Shokken food manufacturer in Imabari is a replica of the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
Food Chanpon-Tei Eagle Anonymous Chanpon-Tei Eagle in Yawatahama is a restaurant specializing in chanpon noodles.
Transportation Yawatahama Port Anonymous Yawatahama ferry terminal has frequent car and passenger ferries to Beppu and Usuki in Kyushu.
Nightlife Vento di Mare Trattoria Anonymous Vento di Mare Trattoria is a friendly and reasonably priced Italian-style eatery in central Matsuyama.
Accommodation Kiya Ryokan Featured Kiya Ryokan in Uwajima is a stylish renewal of a historic inn. Guests can rent the whole building where Japan’s leading politi..
10 Culture Konpira-ji Temple and Ichijo-an Anonymous Konpira-ji Temple and Ichijō-an is a little complex including a Buddhist temple, a Shinto shrine, and a cottage where the haik..