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Matsuyamma, Ehime

Architecture tour of Matsuyama

🕒 Breakfast, Mid morning, Lunchtime, Mid afternoon

Matsuyama has a lot of unique and interesting pieces of architecture, from 19th century French chateaux to traditional Shinto shrines

Architecture tour of Matsuyama

Start your tour at the Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum and then visit the Bansusio Villa, a 19th century style French chateau.

After, see the Ehime Prefectural Office and Matsuyama Castle, an impressive building dating back to the 17th century.

Then, why not enjoy the hot baths at Dogo Onsen Honkan and see the revered Isaniwa Shinto Shrine.

Finish your tour at an old school lecture hall that dates back to 1922.

Itinerary

Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

Literary and local-history museum in Matsuyama, built around Ryotaro Shiba's Saka no Ue no Kumo and the Meiji-era stories of Shiki Masaoka and the Akiyama brothers

Stay for 1 hour

Map for Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
Bansuiso Villa

Bansuiso Villa

Bansuiso Villa is a French-style villa built in 1922 for Count Sadakoto Hisamatsu. The National Important Cultural Property is open to visitors and hosts exhibitions and cultural events

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Bansuiso Villa
Ehime Prefectural Office

Ehime Prefectural Office

A working prefectural office whose historic main building adds a quick civic-architecture stop in central Matsuyama, with selected public areas viewable without booking

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Ehime Prefectural Office
Matsuyama Castle

Matsuyama Castle

Built in 1603, Matsuyama Castle is one of the twelve 'original castles' to survive the post-feudal era of Japan

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Matsuyama Castle
Dogo Onsen Honkan

Dogo Onsen Honkan

Historic public onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama with Kami-no-yu and Tama-no-yu bathing courses, rest rooms, Yushinden viewing, tea, snacks, and shop facilities

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Dogo Onsen Honkan
Isaniwa Shrine

Isaniwa Shrine

Enshrined at this beautiful Shinto shrine are Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Ōjin. Climb the 135 stone steps to see this impressive architectural wonder

Stay for 30 minutes

Map for Isaniwa Shrine
Shōkōdo School Hall

Shōkōdo School Hall

Built in 1922 as a lecture hall for the Matsuyama High School, the Shōkōdo is a beautiful old style building

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Shōkōdo School Hall

Route map

Map for Architecture tour of Matsuyama