Dogo Onsen
Japan's Oldest Hot Spring Bathhouse
One of Japan's oldest and most famous bathhouses, said to have inspired the bathhouse in Spirited...
Matsuyama Castle
One of Japan's 12 original castles, this hilltop fortress offers sweeping views over Matsuyama an...
Imabari Castle
Japan's Finest Sea Castle with Seawater Moat
One of Japan's finest sea castles, built by master architect Todo Takatora in 1602, with a moat f...
Ishite-ji
Shikoku's Most Visited Pilgrimage Temple
Temple #51 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage and the most visited temple on the entire route, l...
Uwajima Castle
One of Japan's 12 original castles, a small but beautifully preserved hilltop tower overlooking U...
Oyamazumi Shrine
Guardian Shrine of Japan's Samurai Treasures on the Shimanami Kaido
One of Japan's most significant Shinto shrines on Omishima Island along the Shimanami Kaido, hous...
Bansuiso
French-Style Villa Built in 1922 near Matsuyama Castle
A French-style villa completed in 1922 as a second residence for Count Hisamatsu Sadakoto, locate...
Matsuyama
Matsuyama - Shikoku's Largest City with Ancient Hot Springs
The largest city in Shikoku, home to the Dogo Onsen bathhouse and one of Japan's twelve original ...
Ozu Castle
Authentically Reconstructed Wooden Castle Above the Hiji River
A beautifully reconstructed castle built using traditional Edo-period wooden construction methods...
Mount Ishizuchi
Western Japan's Highest Peak and Sacred Mountain
The highest peak in western Japan at 1,982 meters and one of Japan's seven holy mountains, popula...
Tobe Zoo
One of Western Japan's Larger Zoos
A large prefectural zoo in Tobe, near Matsuyama, that lays out its animal areas along the natural...
Uchiko
Historic Town with a Kabuki Theater and Wax-Merchant Streets
A preserved town that prospered from vegetable-wax production, home to the restored Uchiko-za kab...
Cape Sada
Westernmost Point of Shikoku on Japan's Longest Peninsula
The tip of the long, narrow Sadamisaki Peninsula, the westernmost point of Shikoku, marked by a w...
Besshi Copper Mine (Tonaru)
Ruins of a Mountain Copper Mine Called the Machu Picchu of the East
The mountain ruins of the Besshi copper mine at Tonaru (Higashidaira), where stone and brick stru...