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   Matsuyama Castle

   Matsuyama Castle (松山城, Matsuyama-jō) is a "flatland-mountain"-style Japanese castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

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   Taisan-ji Temple

   Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.

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   Yuzuki Castle

   Yuzuki Castle (湯築城, Yuzuki-jō) was a former Japanese castle located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

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   Ishite-ji Temple

   Ishite-ji (石手寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 51 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

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   Yasaka-ji Temple

   Yasaka-ji (八坂寺) is a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Yasaka-ji is Temple 10 of the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo, and temple number 47 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

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   Jōdo-ji Temple

   Jōdo-ji (浄土寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Japan. It is Temple 49 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and temple two on The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.

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   Taihō-ji Temple

   Taihō-ji (大宝寺) is a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The Hondō has been designated a National Treasure and a number of the temple's treasures are Important Cultural Properties.

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   Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum

   Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum or Sakano-ueno-kumo Museum (坂の上の雲ミュージアム, Saka-no-ue-no-kumo Myūjiamu) is a museum located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and inspired by the novel Saka no ue no kumo, written by Ryōtarō Shiba.

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   Museum of Art, Ehime

   The Museum of Art, Ehime (愛媛県美術館, Ehime-ken Bijutsukan) opened in the grounds of Matsuyama Castle in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 1998, as the successor to the Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art (愛媛県立美術館), which opened in 1970.

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    Jōruri-ji Temple

    Jōruri-ji is a temple belonging to the Buzan branch of the Shingon school of Buddhism, located in Jōruri-chō, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Its formal mountain name is Iōzan, and its institutional name is Yōju-in.

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   Isaniwa Shrine

   Isaniwa Shrine (伊佐爾波神社, Isaniwa jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Enshrined are Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Ōjin.

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   The Shiki Museum

   The Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum (子規記念博物館, Shiki Kinen Hakubutsukan) is a museum devoted mainly to the life and work of Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki, who was born and raised in Matsuyama.

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   The Kasho Museum

   The Kasho Museum (高畠華宵大正ロマン館, Takabatake Kashō Taishō Roman-kan) is a private museum that opened in Tōon, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, in 1990.

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   Shiroyama Park

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   Matsuyama Central Park

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   Dōgo Park

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   Kubota Palm Garden

   The Kubota Palm Garden (窪田椰子園, Kubota Yashien) is a botanical garden specializing in Arecaceae.

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   Sairin-ji Temple

   Sairin-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the city of Matsuyama (Ehime prefecture). It is temple number 48 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.

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   Enmyō-ji Temple

   Enmyō-ji (円明寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 53 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

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    Seki Art Gallery

    Seki Art Gallery (セキ美術館, Seki Bijutsukan) is a private art museum that opened in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 1997.

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