Uchiko (Uchiko-cho, Ehime Pref.)

At a glance

A townscape of white walls and the wooden Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater.

The Yokaichi-Gokoku quarter
The Yokaichi-Gokoku quarter

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Highlights

Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater

Built a century ago, Uchiko-za is the oldest extant wood-structure kabuki theater in the prefecture. Restored using materials that are as old as those used when the building was originally constructed, Uchiko-za hosts annual Bunraku puppet shows on the final Saturday and Sunday of August.

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Uchiko-za Kabuki Theater

Make Your Own Kite at the Ikazaki Kite Museum

The Ikazaki Kite Museum is the first museum in Japan to display and introduce traditional kites collected from around the world. Visitors can "see, make, and play" with kites in classes organized to permit participants to make and fly their own kites.

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Make Your Own Kite at the Ikazaki Kite Museum

Hands-on Food and Farming Activities

Tours designed to give urban consumers a chance to engage in hands-on agricultural activities are conducted at Uchiko Fresh Park Karari, a roadside station.

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Hands-on Food and Farming Activities

Access information

By air:
Haneda Airport - Matsuyama Airport; 1 hour 20 minutes
Matsuyama Airport - Matsuyama Station; 25 minutes by bus
Matsuyama Station - Uchiko Station; 25 minutes by train
Matsuyama Station - Uchiko Station; 1 hour by bus

Related information

Uchiko Government Office International Exchange Association
Tel: +81-893-44-2114 (English, German, Korean, Chinese)

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