Imabari ー
今治
Feeling wind of the Seto Inland Sea:
It is a city facing the Seto Inland Sea in the northeast of Ehime Prefecture of Shikoku,and it is the famous production center of towels whose brand name is ‘Imabari Towel’.In addition, this area has the most islands in the Seto Inland Sea and various tourist spot.
Access and Getting Around
By train
2 hours from Okayama Station to Imabari Station by the Yosan Line with 1 trainper hour.
By bus
11 hours 50 minutes from Shinagawa in Tokyo with 1 night bus.
5 hours 50 minutes from Osaka with 10 buses per day.
3 hours 45 minutes from Hiroshima with 7 buses per day.
By plane ,bus and train
1 hour 30 minutes from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Matsuyama Airport with 2 flights per day, then from Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Station by bus, then 40 minutes by Yosan Line train to Imabari Station with 1 train per hour. There are other flights from Osaka and so on.
By car
2 hours 10 minutes from Okayama Station to Imabari Station. 1 hour 10 minutes from Matsuyama Station.
Features
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Shimanami Kaido is a road of 70 km long crossing a few bridges in the Seto Inland Seafrom Onomichi City of Hiroshima Prefecture to Imabari City of Ehime Prefecture.It plays a big role of not only linking Shikoku to Honshu but of a road for lives for the people on the way with the driveway,the rotation road and the pedestrian.In recent years, the cycling that crosses the bridges while going around ...
-Culture
In the art museum, tourists can visit the production process and see the product of the Imabari Towel,they can buy the product, too.It has the intention that tourists observe the techniques of the high quality Imabari Towel....
-Culture
Techs-Port Imabari is a good exhibit space to know about the production process and history of the Imabari Towelthe same as the Towel Museum, and it lays emphasis on releasing information of the Imabari Towel....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Mount Itoyama is the start spot of Shimanami Kaido in the Imabari side.It is an observatory spot where Kurushima Channel and the Great Kurushima Bridge can be seen.Be sure to experience the wonderful view from the Observatory,because it is also the start spot of cycling in the Imabari side.Moreover, it is convenient that lodging facilities are available....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Kurushima Channel is one of the Japan's three biggest channels of rapid tide along with Naruto Channel, Kanmon Channel.Tide, islands here and there and the Kurushima Channel Bridge make splendid scenes.Because this sightseeing boat is beyond up to 10 knots and goes round this complicated flow of channel,tourists can enjoy the dynamic tide that has been considered as a difficult place of the seas s...
-Sea View
It is an Observatory of 308 meters above sea level on the mountaintop of Mount Kirosan on Oshima Island.On the Observatory, Shimanami Kaido, Kurushima Channel, the Kurushima Channel Bridge and Imabari City can be seen.Be sure to experience the wonderful view from the Observatory.Because the slope is considerably hard, you have to push your bicycle and climb.It is still worth climbing, though....
-Culture
Murakami Suigun (Water Forces) was a Pirate family called the Daimyo of the Seawho sailed through the Seto Inland Sea freelyin the period earlier than the Edo period.The museum is Oshima Island where tourists can know the actual situation of the piratesin that timefrom the precious displays.In addition, a tide sightseeing boat leaves from the embarkation nearby,which is for those who could not exp...
-Sea View
It is a beach on Hakatajima Island. It is the sand bar beach at the entrance,but at the sleeve of Hataka Bridge there is also sand bar beach,which serves as a spot for break on the way of cycling.It is also sea-bathing beach....
-Sea View
It is the park at one end of the Tatara big bridge whichi is the best cable stayed bridge(different in structure from a suspension bridge) in the world,it is also the tourist information center of Shimanami Kaido and a rental-bicycle center.There are also restaurants for rest and dining....
-Shrines
It is a simple shrine in Omishima Island without affectation, but the front shrine and the surrounding corridorgive off a divine atmosphere, which makes it beautiful shrine.It is well-known for a big camphor tree lives more than 2000 years old.The armor of samurai and Japanese swords displayed in the Treasure Museum are really wonderful as well.It is full of treasures of the Japanese samurai cultu...
Accommodation around Imabari
