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Uwajima City
Ehime Prefecture · City
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Uwajima City, the center of the Nanyo region, grew as the castle town of the Date family's Uwajima Domain. Uwajima Castle, with an original keep, and Tensha-en, a daimyo garden, remain, and the city is known for bullfighting. Pearl and fish farming thrive in the ria coast of the Uwa Sea, and the Yusumizugaura terraced fields are a highlight.
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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Places to visit
CastleUwajima Castlebuilding in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
GardenTensha-engarden in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
LandmarkYusumizugaura terrace fieldcultural landscape in Japan
IslandHiburi Islandisland in Ehime, Japan
Shinto shrineWarei ShrineShinto shrine in Warei-chō, Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, Japan
IslandKushimaisland in Ehime, Japan
Buddhist templeRyukou-ji TempleShingon temple in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 41 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeButsumoku-ji TempleShingon temple in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 42 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tsushima Yasuragi-no-satoroadside station in Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Uwajima Kisaiya-hirobaroadside station in Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Mimaroadside station in Uwajima, 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
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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