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Matsuyama 松山市, Ehime Prefecture

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Matsuyama (Japanese: 松山市) is the capital and biggest city of Ehime Prefecture, on the north coast of Shikoku, Japan.

Matsuyama covers 429 sq km (166 sq mi) and has a population of 517,000 people (2012 estimate). The present city limits dates from 2005, when Matsuyama merged with the city of Hojo and the town of Nakajima.

Matsuyama has the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan, the Dogo Onsen, which has been around for over a thousand years. It was already renowned in AD 596, when it was visited by Shotoku Taishi. The onsen was also mentioned in the Manyoshu chronicle of AD 759. Matsuyama also has eight of the eighty-eight temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the pilgrimage trail associated with the Buddhist monk Kukai in the 8th century.

Today Matsuyama has a diverse economy producing boiler, tractor and confectionery, among others.

Dairenji Temple, Matsuyama, Japan
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Planning your trip to Matsuyama

There are flights to Matsuyama from Tokyo and Osaka as well as from Shanghai and Seoul.

Dogo Hot Spring, Matsuyama
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Places of Interest in Matsuyama

  1. Dairen-ji Temple

  2. Dogo Onsen

  3. Enmyo-ji Temple

  4. Gian-ji Temple

  5. Hanta-ji Temple

  6. Isaniwa-jinja Shrine

  7. Ishite-ji Temple

  8. Jodo-ji Temple

  9. Jonofochi Park

  10. Joruri-ji Temple

  11. Kyogamori Pilgrimage Stop

  12. Matsuyama Castle

  13. Monju-in Temple

  14. Renge-ji Temple

  15. Sairin-ji Temple

  16. Taiho-ji Temple

  17. Taisan-ji Temple

  18. Yasaka-ji Temple

  19. Yogo-in Temple

  20. Yuzuki Castle


Enmyoji Temple, Matsuyama
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Gianji Temple, Matsuyama
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Hantaji Temple, Matsuyama
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Isaniwa-jinja Shinto Shrine, Matsuyama
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Ishiteji Temple, Matsuyama
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Jodoji Temple, Matsuyama
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Rengeji Temple, Matsuyama
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