| 2．Imabari Castle |
| Imabari Castle (今治城, Imabari-jō) is a Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan. It was the center of Imabari Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate and was ruled by a branch of the HisamatsuーMatsudaira clan through most of its history. This castle is well known as one of the three Mizujiro, or "Castles on the sea", in Japan, along with Takamatsu Castle in Kagawa Prefecture and Nakatsu Castle in Ōita Prefecture.[1] |
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| 3．Noshima |
| Noshima (能島) is a small, uninhabited island within the Geiyo Islands of the Japanese Inland Sea. Administratively, it forms part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. In the late mediaeval period, the island was occupied by Noshima Castle and, together with the surrounding area, was the base of the Noshima Murakami, one of the three main houses of the Murakami kaizoku.[3][4] In his Historia de Iapam, Luís Fróis described Noximadono (i.e., the lord of Noshima) as o mayor corsario de todo Japaõ, "the greatest corsair in all Japan".[1][5][6] The island castle, together with tiny Taizakijima immediately to the south,[2] has been designated a National Historic Site,[7] and is an element of Japan Heritage "Story" #036,[8] while Noshima is also afforded protection as a Class I Special Zone within Setonaikai National Park.[9] There is no scheduled service to the island, which may be approached by a vessel chartered from Miyakubo Port (宮窪港) on nearby Ōshima.[1] |
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| 6．Imabari Station ・1 Chome Kitahōraichō, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 794-0028Japan |
| Imabari Station (今治駅, Imabari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y36".[1][2] |
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| 7．Iyo-Kameoka Station ・Kikumacho Sagata, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2301Japan |
| Iyo-Kameoka Station (伊予亀岡駅, Iyo-Kameoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y44".[1][2] |
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| 8．Iyo-Sakurai Station ・2-5 Gōzakurai, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-1523Japan |
| Iyo-Sakurai Station (伊予桜井駅, Iyo-Sakurai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y38".[1][2] |
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| 9．Iyo-Tomita Station ・Kamitoku, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-1511Japan |
| Iyo-Tomita Station (伊予富田駅, Iyo-Tomita-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y39".[1][2] |
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| 10．Ōnishi Station ・Onishicho Shinmachi, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2203Japan |
| Ōnishi Station (大西駅, Ōnishi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y43".[1][2] |
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| 11．Kikuma Station ・Kikumachohama, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2303Japan |
| Kikuma Station (菊間駅, Kikuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y45".[1][2] |
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| 12．Namikata Station ・Namikatacho Hinokuchi, Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken 799-2102Japan |
| Namikata Station (波方駅, Namikata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y42".[1][2] |
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| 13．Hashihama Station ・Japan |
| Hashihama Station (波止浜駅, Hashihama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y41".[1][2] |
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| 15．Tatara Bridge |
| The Tatara Bridge (多々羅大橋, Tatara Ōhashi) is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道. The bridge has a center span of 890 metres (2,920 ft). As of 2010, it has the fourth longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge after the Sutong Bridge. The expressway is a series of roads and bridges that is one of the three routes of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea in Japan. The Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge is on the same route. |
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| 16．Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge |
| The Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡大橋, Kurushima Kaikyō Ō-hashi), which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, was the world's longest suspension bridge structure[1] when completed, in 1999. The bridge is part of the Shimanami Kaidō, an expressway that spans a series of islands and connects Hiroshima Prefecture in Honshū to Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku. The bridge and the expressway were both conceived by the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project. |
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| 17．Hakata–Ōshima Bridge |
| The Hakata–Ōshima Bridge (伯方・大島大橋, Hakata Ōshima Ōhashi) is a Japanese suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. Completed in 1988, it has a main span of 560 meters and connects Hakatajima with Ōshima. The expressway connects seven small islands and also includes several other long span bridges including the Tatara Bridge, the Innoshima Bridge, and the Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge. |
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| 18．Ōshima (Ehime) |
| Ōshima (大島) is an inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, lying between the larger islands of Honshū and Shikoku. Ōshima is located in the north of Ehime prefecture, and has an area of 41.89 square kilometres (16.17 sq mi). Administratively, it was formerly divided between the towns of Yoshiumi and Miyakubo of Ochi District, Ehime; however, in January 16, 2005 both towns were absorbed into the city of Imabari. The highest elevation on the island is Mount Kirō, at 381.9 metres (1,253 ft). Compared to other islands in the Geiyo Archipelago, the island with many flat areas, which has permitted the developed of rice paddy fields. Other economic activities have traditionally included the cultivation of citrus fruits, mainly mikan, a small shipyard and stone quarries. The island is on the Shimanami Kaidō, an expressway between Honshū and Shikoku, and is linked to Hatakajima by the Hakata-Ōshima Bridge and Kurushima by the Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge. The expressway has placed the island within commuting distance of Imabari. |
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| 19．Ōmishima Island |
| Ōmishima Island (大三島, Ōmishima) is the largest island in the Geiyo Islands chain, and the westernmost which accommodates the Nishiseto Expressway between Honshu and Shikoku. It is located in the Seto Inland Sea. The island's highest peak is Washigatozan (鷲ヶ頭山) at an altitude of 437 m (1,434 ft). |
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| 20．Okamura Island |
| Okamura Island (岡村島, Okamura-jima) is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Administratively, it is part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The island is famous for mikan and butterflies. As of 2006, the population was about 1,000. The area is 3.13 km2 and the circumference is 11.1 km. Access is from Imabari by fast or slow ferry boat, or by road from Kure. |
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| 21．Kurushima |
| Kurushima (来島) is a Japanese island in the Inland Sea. Administratively, it forms part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture.[1] |
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