Ninomaru Shiseki Garden Mandy Bartok Ninomaru Shiseki Garden is a beautiful escape in all seasons and just a short walk down the hill from Matsuyama Castle.
Shousan-ji Temple in Spring Yoshifumi Hara I visited the 12th Temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage on my motorcycle. The temple hidden in the mist was a thing of beauty.
Culture Rokkakudo in Matsuyama Rod Walters The Rokkakudo is one of Matsuyama’s oddest shrines. This shrine belongs to Inari, the fox god, and there are statues of foxes...
Food Escobar - S. American home cooking Rod Walters Escobar on Ropeway Dori serves a very good South American lunch, and a full dinner menu. It’s hard to find something this aut...
Food Kur Therme Hosenbo Cafeteria Rod Walters Kur Therme Hosenbo in the village of Shirokawa, Seiyo is an onsen that also happens to have a pleasant cafeteria, with excell...
Activities Kumadani-ji in Awa-shi Phillip Nelson One of the beautiful Buddhist temples of the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage. This boasts well tended grounds and a huge wooden pagoda.
Beauty & Spa Gongen Onsen Rod Walters What sets Gongen Onsen apart from other hot spring baths is the quality of its water, and its association with a gongen, a tr...
Food Manshu-ya in Matsuyama's Okaido Rod Walters Manshu-ya in Matsuyama's Okaido boasts Japan's best gyoza and tonkotsu ramen. They're good gyoza, but you be the judge.
Food Mori no Mado restaurant in Hiyoshi Rod Walters Mori no Mado restaurant in Hiyoshi Yumesanchi Road Station offers a wide range of standard fare with a menu of seasonal speci...
Food Teiregi Chaya in Jonofuchi Koen Rod Walters Teiregi Chaya in Jonofuchi Park serves beautifully prepared lunches, tea, coffee, and ices in season. The tea-house overlooks...
Food Shioji Kaisen Restaurant Rod Walters Shioji Kaisen Restaurant in Futami offers a wide range of seafood with views over the Seto Inland Sea. It's a good place to s...
Food Tenryu Chinese Restaurant Rod Walters Tenryu serves authentic Shanghai-style food on the fifth floor of a dingy building in downtown Matsuyama. The food is worth b...
Food Restaurant Hokuto Rod Walters If you're in the vicinity of JR Matsuyama station at lunchtime, and you need something pleasant and reasonably priced to eat,...
Culture Kuma Museum of Art Rod Walters Kuma Museum of Art sits on the shoulder of a wooded mountain in the area known as Kuma Highland. It has a fine collection of ...
Food Sova Sova Restaurant Rod Walters Sova Sova is a restaurant and café on Matsuyama’s fashionable Ropeway Dori. It serves unremarkable soba noodles.
