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Ushioni of Uwajima
A six-metre papier-mache beast with an ox's body and a demon's head, its neck stretched to poke into the eaves.
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EhimeArt & CraftsKumakōgen
Kuma Museum of Art
A museum in a mountain town, built on modern oil paintings gathered by a local businessman.
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Kirosan Observatory
Kengo Kuma buried an existing hilltop observatory back into the ground to restore the mountain's profile - architecture erased.
EhimeContemporary ArtMatsuyama
Kashima Island
Seen from the shore it reads as a green mass floating on the sea - the archetype of an Inland Sea view.
Seiyo
Uwa Rice Museum
A relocated timber school whose 109-metre corridor was kept - and became the course for a floor-polishing race.
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Mt Ishizuchi
The highest peak in western Japan, climbed on three sets of hanging chains provided as part of the pilgrimage.
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Artesian Wells of Saijo
Three thousand wells rise of their own pressure through the town - water built into the streets themselves.
Shikokuchūō
Iyo Mizuhiki
A paper district that also twists the ceremonial cords, each knot carrying its own meaning.
EhimeContemporary ArtYawatahama
Terraced Fields of Yawatahama
Stone terraces cut into cliffs falling to the sea - said to be cultivated all the way to heaven.
Uwajima
Date Family of Uwajima
Ruled by a branch of the Sendai Date house; its armour and furnishings share motifs with the main family's.
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Ozu Historic Streets
A town laid out along a river's bend, its white-walled houses long used as a film location.
Uchiko
Coopers of Ehime
Coopering kept alive by the wax and sake trades, its skill concentrated in splitting the bamboo hoops.
Seiyo
Kagura of Nanyo
Dances in animal masks - deer above all - with each village's masks carved differently.
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Shipyards of Imabari
Japan's largest shipbuilding town, where hulls in dock and ranks of cranes are simply the everyday view.
EhimeArt & CraftsMatsuyama
Haiku in the Streets of Matsuyama
Over ninety boxes stand in the streets for posting haiku - literature installed as municipal infrastructure.
Imabari
Citrus Groves of Omishima
Citrus terraces cover the island's slopes; Toyo Ito has worked here on tying farming back to architecture.
EhimeContemporary ArtOzu
Cormorant Fishing on the Hiji
On winter mornings a river fog pours down to the sea; the river changes character with the season.
Uwajima
Pilgrimage Temples of Nanyo
The southern temples lie deep in the hills, where the paved pilgrim road and its distance markers survive longest.
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Tobe Ware Traditional Industry Hall
The traditional industry hall in Tobe. It displays works by Tobe ware kilns and presents the thick white porcelain.
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Ehime Prefectural Ceramics Technology Center
The prefecture's ceramics technology center. It researches the clay and glazes of Tobe ware.
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Baizan Kiln
Baizan Kiln in Tobe. A kiln that keeps handwork alive while producing in quantity.