Sep. 1 BOSAI-NO-HI (Disaster Prevention Day) 防災の日

Disaster Prevention Day was established in 1960 in order to remind us Japanese of the serious consequences of disasters caused by typhoons, tidal waves, earthquakes, tsunami etc., and to prepare ourselves to cope …

June 1-Sept. 20 UKAI (Cormorant Fishing) on the Hiji-kawa (river) Ozu City

In Japan the tradition of fishing with cormorants goes back at least a thousand years. In Ozu it started as a tourist attraction in 1957 and now the …

June 1-Sept. 20 UKAI (Cormorant Fishing) on the Hiji-kawa (river) Ozu City

In Japan the tradition of fishing with cormorants goes back at least a thousand years. In Ozu it started as a tourist attraction in 1957 and now the …

Canceled Event

NAKAYAMA FIREFLY FESTIVAL in Nakayama-cho, Iyo City

May 20- June 11     NANRAKU-EN HANA-SHOBU (Iris) FESTIVAL
                                                                       9:00-17:00　　　

Nanraku-en is the biggest Japanese-style garden in Shikoku. There are many kinds of trees and flowers in the garden. More than 30,000 …

-May 15 MT. TOMISU TSUTSUJI (Azalea) FESTIVAL
0zu City　　　　　　

About 63,000 plants of azaleas are in bloom on top of Mt. Tomisu about this time of the year. Mt. Tomisu is well known in east Japan for its azalea blossoms. …

Feb. 17- April 24 　　EXHIBITION OF HINA DOLLS AND FURNISHINGS

                                 9:00-17:00 Closed on Tuesdays        At Uwajima Date Museum 　Uwajima city　(Tel. 0895-22-7776)

Feb. 26-April 3        The 9^th KUMA-MACHI HINA-MATSURI                                                                                                                             On Kuma-cho Shotengai (Shopping Street) and at Akebono-za  Kumakogen-cho, Kamiukena-gun…

March 3 HINA-MATSURI (Hina-doll Festival)

Hina-matsuri is held to celebrate girls’ growth, health, and happiness. The origin is thought to be Joshi-no-sekku or Kegare-barai held in the Heian era more than 1,000 years ago, when people floated dolls made of …

Feb. 3 SETSUBUN

Setsubun literally means the parting of the seasons and it is the eve of the first day of each season (Rishun spring, Rikka summer, Rishu autumn, and Ritto winter). Gradually it came to indicate only the …

Government offices closed Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Shimin service centers —– Iyotetsu Takashimaya, : Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Fuji Grand Matsuyama : Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Banks: Dec. 31 to Jan . 3 / Post offices: Dec. …

Canceled Events

GISHI MATSURI (Faithful Retainer Festival) at Kosho-ji temple

in Suehiro-machi, Matsuyama city

DOGO ONSEN NENMATSU OSOJI　　(Year-end cleaning) 9:30-10:00

The Dogo bath buildings are cleaned at the end of the year so that everything will be fresh …

Nov. 19-23　　NINOMARU HIKARI-NO-TEIEN (Light up Ninomaru garden)

        17:00-21:00      Matsuyama castle Ninomaru Historic Garden

Maple trees are lit up and there are a lot of beautiful illuminations in the garden.

Admission: Adult 200 yen   Child 100 yen (Tel. 089-921-2000)

Early …