12 Culture Honai Machinami in Yawatahama Anonymous Honai is a little district in Yawatahama that accumulated great wealth from the Edo period. Vestiges of its glory remain in the..
12 Activities Cape Suwazaki in Yawatahama Anonymous Cape Suwazaki is a peninsula that juts out into the Uwa Sea near Yawatahama. With forest paths, abundant wildlife, and spectac..
10 Culture Shiraishi Wataro Yokan Anonymous In the Meiji period, Yawatahama welcomed European experts as advisers, and the Shiraishi Watarō Yōkan, a guesthouse in an Engl..
Beauty & Spa Bathing at Dogo Onsen Honkan Tony Mariani Everybody who visits Matsuyama has a look at Dogo Onsen. But what's it like to go in and take a bath? It's a real experience!..
Shopping Shimanami no Eki Mishima Anonymous Shimanami no Eki Mishima is a road station located roughly in the middle of Omishima Island, close to Oyamazumi Shrine.
12 Culture Okamori Shrine in Uchiko Anonymous Okamori Shrine in Uchiko is located next to Kameoka Shuzo sake brewery. Steep steps lead up through a bamboo forest to the isolated..
Activities Konpirasan Shrine Tony Mariani Kompirasan is the main shrine dedicated to sailors and sea-fairing. There are other Kompira shrines in Japan but the shrine in Kotohira,..
Activities Kurushima Straits Viewing Pavilion Anonymous The Kurushima Straits Bridge is the longest suspension bridge structure in the world. The Viewing Pavilion and deck offer a fine..