Matsuyama1 is a perfect city for a citywalk in Japan
Matsuyama1 is a perfect city for a citywalk in Japan to go on holiday
Japan has many small and exquisite cities, all of which are suitable for citywalk day trips. Today, let's recommend a small city that is perfect for a day trip - Matsuyama. Here you can find the Dogo Onsen, the prototype of the bathhouse in 'Spirited Away', and one of the 'Twelve Castles' in Japan, Matsuyama Castle. When you visit the small cities in Japan, you must reserve a seat for Matsuyama!
Dogo Onsen
This is the prototype of the bathhouse in 'Spirited Away', with a history of three thousand years. It is one of the three ancient springs in Japan and a folk hot spring where the Japanese Emperor would bathe. It is divided into the main hall and the annex. It is still a public hot spring open to the public. You can also buy tickets to visit the place where the Emperor bathes. Of course, the most important thing is to check in its architecture, after all, it is the original location of 'Spirited Away'. Let's recommend some good framing positions
-At the entrance of the hot spring, you can shoot small scenes. The typical Japanese ancient architecture is very characteristic
-On one side of the hot spring, there is a foot bath on the second floor. Here you can enjoy a free foot bath while overlooking the entire Dogo Onsen. It is quite shocking
-Across the road from the main entrance of the hot spring, you can also take a panoramic view of the Dogo Onsen main hall from here. It is recommended to come early in the morning to shoot, there are not many cars on the road, it is easy to shoot
Enmanji Temple
A small temple located in modern urban architecture, famous for concluding marriages. The temple is full of colorful hair knot beads, which are said to be very effective. Many girls go to pray. The temple is small but exquisite and cute. It is very suitable to wear a bathrobe from the hotel and take a set of beautiful photos.
Kai Izoribo Shrine
An important cultural heritage of Japan, it is one of the only three Hachiman-zukuri in Japan. You have to go through a long stone steps to reach it. From a distance, the stone steps and the orange-red shrine at the end are very spectacular. You can stand on the stone steps and take a photo with the shrine, which is very nice.
Matsuyama Castle
One of the 'Twelve Castles' in Japan, very old, built on the top of Matsuyama in the center of Matsuyama City, 132 meters high, it is the landmark of the entire Matsuyama City. You can take a cable car up and down, and you can see the cityscape of the entire Matsuyama City from the castle. Have an Ehime orange ice cream on the top of the mountain, or a glass of orange juice from the unique water pipe in Ehime, which is also a must-do in Matsuyama Castle.
Suggestions for citywalk day trip itinerary:
Stay in a hot spring hotel near Dogo Onsen, take a comfortable bath in the hotel at night, and you can go straight to Dogo Onsen in the bathrobe of the hotel early the next morning. It is recommended to go before the hot spring opens, with fewer people and cars, and it is more convenient to frame with the building.
Then walk to Enmanji Temple, it can be finished in about half an hour, and then walk to Izoribo Shrine, which is very close and can be reached on foot.
Then go back to the hotel for a comfortable breakfast. After checking out, you can stroll around the Dogo Onsen shopping street and buy some souvenirs from Ehime and Matsuyama. In the afternoon, take a tram to Matsuyama Castle and get off at 'Okaido Station' and walk there.
A steep hill in the center of Matsuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, has a traditional Japanese ancient city, Matsuyama City. It was easy to guard in ancient times, and modern times are the best place to climb high to overlook the city and the sea. The ancient city of Songshan and Tianshou Pavilion are one of the twelve existing Tianshou Pavilion built before the Edo era in Japan. It was built in 1602 and took 25 years to build. Some buildings were damaged by lightning strikes, and some buildings are now rebuilt in 1854. The exhibition of cultural relics in Tianshou Pavilion similar to the museum, visit to learn about the history and humanities of Matsuyama area in Japan. It also overlooks the beautiful Matsuyama city and seaside scenery.
Magnificent and worth visiting at least once Koreans present free coupons provided by Matsuyama Airport and free lift (cable car) and Cheonsugak sightseeing
As one of the 12 ancient Japanese Tianshou (that is, it has not been violated by war and has been retained in the original form), Matsuyama City also occupies the name of Japan's three vertical Hirayama City. Matsuyama City stands on the shore of the Seto Inner Sea, compared to the Osaka Castle and Himeji Castle I have visited. Although there is no majestic of the latter two, but with the help of the terrain, you can see the whole Matsuyama City, when the weather is good, you can also overlook the Inland Sea, and it is a great place for climbing in a daze.
An ancient city pool with one of the twelve original Tianshou Pavilion left over from the Edo era in Japan. Looking up at the top of the city, you can see the sea in Seto.
Japan's four countries are a place for quiet vacations. There is no big industry, no excessive noise, soak in hot springs, take a leisure look at the most traditional culture, eat and drink. Matsuyama City, nearly 400 years of history, is an important cultural property of Japan, one of the twelve days of guardianship. After vicissitudes of life, the city is still in high spirits. Silver tiles shine in the summer sun, the wooden structure is upright and strong, and the room is spotless. The armor and weapons displayed in the display cabinet tell us about the historical changes and the change of rights. Datianshu is on the top floor, 360 degree view of Songshan City, overlooking the Inland Sea of Seto. The tram in Songshan downtown gets off at Dajie Station, walks along the sign to Songshan City Cable Station, and buys tickets to go up the mountain. Tickets have different prices. We bought a 1,020 yen ticket for one person, including a lift and a sightseeing ticket.
Instead of traveling by cable car, you can visit Erzhiwan Historic Site (100 yen) and then go up the mountain slowly for 20 minutes to Songshan City (510 yen). After that, you can choose to go under the cable car (500 yen) or down the road beside the cable station. There is also a shrine on the hillside. You can see the whole Songshan City without going back. I prefer Songshan City to Jilu City. Although it is not as grand as Jilu City, it is more delicate and interesting. It is like a labyrinth of interesting to shuttle inside. Songshan City opens until 21:00 p.m., where you can see the night scenery of Songshan Mountain. But at that time, the cable car was out of service and there was no lighting facilities on the mountain road. Friends who watch the night scenery remember to take a flashlight with them.