Everything for your trip to Ehime in one place: model itineraries, where to stay, anime pilgrimage, events & festivals, attractions, cherry blossoms. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 3 days, 2 nightsChugoku & Shikoku ・ 9 stops
A route that starts in Takamatsu and heads west by JR through Kotohira to Matsuyama, taking in the highlights of Kagawa and Ehime. With the first night in Kotohira and the second at Dogo Onsen, you can take your time visiting Kotohiragu Shrine and enjoying the hot springs.
🛏 4 neighborhoodsChugoku & Shikoku
Dogo Onsen・Okaido & Ropeway Street・Matsuyama-shi Station & Gintengai・JR Matsuyama Station Area
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Horinouchi, Matsuyama, Ehime・Minatomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime (rooftop of Iyotetsu Takashimaya)・Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
An animated film set in Matsuyama, Ehime, about high school girls trying to revive their rowing club, which is on the verge of being shut down. Matsuyama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the film features Dogo Onsen, Horinouchi Park and Baishinji Beach, where the rowing club is shown practicing.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Futamicho, Iyo, Ehime
A story about the relationship between a girl living in a seaside town and a mermaid girl who appears in order to "eat her someday." Iyo, Ehime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Iyo, which faces the Seto Inland Sea, is introduced as the setting of the work.
OctoberChugoku & Shikoku ・ Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen
Every year October 5–7 (Yoimiya on the 5th, main festival on the 6th, Honmiya on the 7th; the hachiawase in front of Dogo Onsen Station is early in the morning of the 7th)
2026: Oct 5 (Mon) – Oct 7 (Wed); hachiawase in front of Dogo Onsen Station early in the morning of the 7th
ZooChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tobe, Ehime
An Ehime Prefecture-run zoo in Tobe, about 20 minutes by car from central Matsuyama. Under the concept A Zoo Full of Everyone's Smiles, it keeps many animals, including polar bears, African elephants, Malayan tapirs, sea lions, and flamingos. Admission is an affordable ¥600 for adults.
CastleChugoku & Shikoku ・ Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen
🌸 Typical peak: Late Mar – Early Apr
Gorge♨ OnsenChugoku & Shikoku ・ Matsuyama, Ehime
♨ Day use Kami-no-Yu ground floor adults ¥700, children (ages 2–11) ¥350; Kami-no-Yu second-floor seats adults ¥1,300; Tama-no-Yu second-floor seats adults ¥2,000; Tama-no-Yu third-floor private room adults ¥2,500 (as of October 2026)
🎆 AugustChugoku & Shikoku ・ Matsuyama, Ehime
🎆 Every year on the first Saturday of August
🎫 Combo ticketMonthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
