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Matsuyama City
Ehime Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteEhime Prefecture page
Matsuyama City, the capital of Ehime Prefecture, is the most populous city in Shikoku. Matsuyama Castle, with an original keep, crowns Mt. Katsuyama, and Dogo Onsen, said to be one of Japan's oldest hot springs, keeps its wooden Main Building. Linked to Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki, the city has the Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum and Ishite-ji Temple.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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CastleMatsuyama Castlecastle in Iyo province (now Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture), Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Dogo Onsenhot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan
Buddhist templeIshite-ji TempleShingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 51 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
CastleYuzuki Castlebuilding in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeTaisan-ji TempleShingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
IslandYurijimaisland in Japan- Important Cultural PropertyDogo Onsen Honkanbuilding in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineIsaniwa ShrineShinto shrine in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kazahaya-no-sato Fuwariroadside station in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
- Setonaikai National ParkTotal park area 673 km²Spans Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Oita
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ehime Prefecture
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