🇯🇵Japan, Ehime
Historic landmarks and literary sites of Ehime 📕
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5-6 Dōgoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0842, Japan
Japan's oldest hot spring. A celebrated onsen beloved by Natsume Soseki
Dogo Onsen Honkan is Japan's oldest hot spring facility, located in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and is designated as an Important Cultural Property. The three-story wooden structure is also said to have inspired the bathhouse in "Spirited Away."
It also appears in Natsume Soseki's novel "Botchan." Visitors can tour the "Botchan's Room" where Soseki himself bathed, making it a popular literary pilgrimage destination for fans of his work.
1 Marunouchi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0008, Japan
One of Japan's 12 remaining original castles, this magnificent fortress stands atop Katsuyama at 132
Matsuyama Castle is one of Japan's 12 remaining original castles, located at the summit of Katsuyama mountain at an elevation of 132 meters. You can reach the mountaintop by ropeway or lift, or climb up via the castle approach path on foot.
From the castle keep, you can take in sweeping views of Matsuyama city and the Seto Inland Sea.
3-chōme-20 Ichibanchō, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0001, Japan
A museum where you can experience the world of Shiba Ryotaro's masterpiece
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum is a museum in Matsuyama City dedicated to Shiba Ryotaro's novel "Saka no Ue no Kumo."
The triangular building designed by Tadao Ando expresses the image of "climbing the slope" from the Meiji era, the novel's setting, through its architecture.
411-2 Ōzu, Ozu, Ehime 795-0012, Japan
A masterpiece of sukiya-zukuri architecture overlooking the Hijikawa River
Garyu Sanso is a cluster of sukiya-zukuri buildings located in Ōzu City.
It is a renowned destination that earned one star in the Michelin Green Guide.
