"Niihama Taiko Matsuri" (Niihama Drum Festival) in Ehime Prefecture is a festival known as the Three Major Fighting Festival in Japan. It was held for 3 days from October 16th to 18th as an annual event to pray for good harvest in autumn and has gained great popularity. "Niihama Taiko Matsuri" is said to be a "man festival" since ancient times, the existence of mikoshi … [Read more...] about Niihama Taiko Matsuri (Niihama Drum Festival), Ehime
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Matsuyama-jo Castle, Ehime
"Matsuyama-jo Castle" is located in the center of Matsuyama city in Ehime Prefecture, and it is built at the top of Mt. Katsuyama where you can see the city from there. It is one of "the 12 Castles with Existing Castle Towers" since the Edo period, and has a total of 21 important cultural assets including the castle tower. It is said to be the last complete castle construction … [Read more...] about Matsuyama-jo Castle, Ehime
Shimonada-eki Station, Ehime
The closest station to the coast in Japan Shimonada-eki Station is a station of Yosan-sen line of JR Shikoku. This place is known as the station closest to the ocean, it is popular also from railway fans, and it is a place where many visitors enjoy photography. It is also famous as a place often used as a shooting place for film and drama. It is also known as a spectacular … [Read more...] about Shimonada-eki Station, Ehime
Dogo Onsen Honkan (Hot Spring)
Symbolic existence of the town There is a Dogo Onsen (Hot Spring) Honkan (main building) at the center of the Dogo Hot Spring town in Matsuyama-shi, Ehime. It appears in “Botchan” which is the writing of great writer Soseki Natsume of Meiji Era, and suddenly became famous. And it is also called the hot spring of Botchan. It is the the historical building as symbolic existence … [Read more...] about Dogo Onsen Honkan (Hot Spring)