Things to see in Matsuyama
Matsuyama is a city in Japan, with an urban population of about 534 thousand. Below are 14 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Matsuyama Castle History
Matsuyama Castle is a "flatland-mountain"-style Japanese castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
2Yuzuki Castle History
Yuzuki Castle was a former Japanese castle located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. During the Muromachi period, it was the stronghold of the Kōno clan, who ruled Iyo Province under the Muromachi shogunate.
3Ishite-ji Temple Place of worship
Ishite-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 51 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.
4Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum Museum
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum or Sakano-ueno-kumo Museum is a museum located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and inspired by the novel Saka no ue no kumo, written by Ryōtarō Shiba.
5Museum of Art, Ehime Art
The Museum of Art, Ehime opened in the grounds of Matsuyama Castle in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 1998, as the successor to the Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art, which opened in 1970.
6Taihō-ji Temple Place of worship
Taihō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The Hondō has been designated a National Treasure and a number of the temple's treasures are Important Cultural Properties.
7Hōgon-ji Temple Place of worship
Hōgon-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Ji sect in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. It is famed as the birthplace of the Buddhist sage Ippen, who founded the Ji (time) sect as an offshoot of the Jōdo (Pure Land Buddhism) sect in 1276.
8Taisan-ji Temple Place of worship
Taisan-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.
9Jōdo-ji Temple Place of worship
Jōdo-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Japan. It is Temple 49 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and temple two on The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.
10Seki Art Gallery Art
Seki Art Gallery is a private art museum that opened in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 1997. The collection includes sculptures by Rodin and Bourdelle, Yōga by Asai Chū, Fujishima Takeji, and Koiso Ryōhei, and Nihonga by Yokoyama Taikan and Kayama Matazō.
11Hanta-ji Temple Place of worship
Hanta-ji is a temple belonging to the Buzan branch of the Shingon school, located in Hatadera-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Its formal mountain name is Higashiyama, and its hall name is Rurikō-in.
12The Shiki Museum Museum
The Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum is a museum devoted mainly to the life and work of Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki, who was born and raised in Matsuyama.
13Isaniwa Shrine Place of worship
Isaniwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Enshrined are Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Ōjin.
14Enmyō-ji Temple Place of worship
Enmyō-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 53 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.
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