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| Residents | 506.743 (2021) | |
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Matsuyama(Japanese: 松山 市, Matsuyama-shi) is the capital of Ehime Prefecture (Japanese: 愛媛 県, Ehime-ken), in the west of the Japanese island Shikoku.
background
The poet Masaoka Shiki, who was born there, and the novel Botchan by Natsume Soseki belong to Matsuyama. A nostalgic Botchan railway can therefore also be seen on the streets, it goes to the equally famous Dogo bathhouses.
getting there
By plane
Airport has an airport. There are daily connections to Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Naha and Sapporo. A shuttle bus from Matsuyama City Station (not JR station) will take you to the airport in approximately 25 minutes (400 yen).
By train
Matsuyama has 2 train stations, the JR train station and the central train station of the Iyotetsu-Verkehrs AG. The latter is more central and busier, in English Matsuyama City Station (松山 市 駅) called.
By bus
Various long-distance buses from Iyotetsu-Verkehrs AG connect Matsuyama with Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or with Tokushima and Takamatsu.
In the street
By boat
There are ferries to Hiroshima (the speedboat only takes about 80 minutes), to Osaka / Kôbe as well as to Kitakyushu and Beppu / Oita. They lay in Matsyama at the 'Sightseeing Port' (松山 観 光 港) at. To get to the terminal in Matsuyama, take the Iyotetsu Railway (not the tram!) From Matsuyama City Station to the Takahama terminus (高 浜), from there there is a bus afterwards.
mobility
The Iyotetsu tram is convenient for the city. A day pass (1-day ticket) costs 300 yen.
Tourist Attractions
- Dogo onsen. An old bath house from the 19th century, as well as the surrounding area.
- Matsuyama Castle
- Ishiteji Temple. No. 51 of the Pilgrimage of the 88 Temples.
- Shiki Memorial Museum
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
There are several business hotels near the JR train station, offering single rooms from 4,000 yen.
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical
There is a launderette not far from JR station on the main street towards downtown / Shiroyama Park.
trips
Web links
- https://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/ (Yes) - Matsuyama official website
