History and Culture

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    Hizuchi Shogakko Elementary School

    Masatsune Matsumura who was a civil servant designed the school and other buildings of schools and hospitals. Two bui…

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    Kotohira Koen Park

    Kotohira Shinto Shrine in Kawanoishi district is famous for its Sakura cherry blossoms. An archway of flowering Sakur…

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    Kinzan Shusseki-ji Temple

    Shusseki-ji Temple is located on the hill of 812 meter above sea level at the border between Yawatahama and Nagahama …

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    Umebijin Shuzo (Sake Brewery)

    The brick chimney conveys the tradition. We are a fine sake brewery founded in 1918 (Taisho Era year 7). Five buildin…

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    Daiho-ji Zen Temple

    Nishiyama Kazan, a distinguished monk of Rinzai School of Buddhism, once served as the superior at this temple. Visit…

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    Former Library

    Designed by Masatsune Matsumura this former library was built in 1951. When the building was relocated to the present…

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    Mochiokuri (Corbel)

    Mochiokuri, which support eaves of family houses of merchants, remind us of old prosperity in those days. Each family…

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    Yawatahama Dai-Ichi Bokugo (Bomb proof…

    This bomb proof shelter was the first one of full-scale built in Shikoku. It was actually used by citizens to escape …

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    Shoka-zukuri (Marchant house construct…

    Yawatahama was developed as a trading port town in trading with Kyushu and Osaka. Beautiful old merchant houses with …

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    Former European-style House of Wataro …

    This western style house was built by Wataro Shiraishi, who made a fortune by running a mine business around 1900 (Me…