Ehime
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Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県 Ehime-ken) is on the Japan island of Shikoku.
Understand
Ehime was formerly known as Iyo (伊予).
Tourist information
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Ehime Prefectural Information Center (EPIC)
address: 1-1 Dogo IchimanInternet access, study rooms, and bike rentals. It's behind the Ehime Prefectural Cultural Hall.
Cities
- - the prefectural capital, with Dogo Onsen, one of Japan's oldest and most famous hot springs
- - maritime city, 3rd largest ship building company in the world (no 1 in Japan), with over than 200 hundred ship owners.
- - home to bull sumo and sex shrines
- - gateway to Mount Ishizuchi
- - known as many industrial factories are located.
- - beautiful mountains and ocean scenery along Japan's narrowest peninsula
Other destinations
- - Japanese for Stone Hammer and Shikoku's tallest mountain
Get in
By plane
- Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) with domestic service from several major cities, and international service from Seoul, Shanghai, and Taipei.
By train
By bus
Take a bus from MatsuyamaBy bicycle
The is a path on dedicated cycle lanes, connecting Onomichi in Hiroshima prefecture with Imabari in Ehime.See
Buy
- Bamboo Craft is a specialty of Ehime, renowned for its durability and beauty.
Drink
Pon Juiceis a famous 100% fresh orange juice.