Niihama Taiko Festival
The Niihama Taiko Festival in early autumn is one of Shikoku’s biggest festivals.
The Niihama Taiko Festival in early autumn is one of Shikoku’s biggest festivals.
Zuiō-ji is a Zen temple and monastery located on a forested hillside in Niihama.
Offers a fascinating look at the salt industry that sustained Niihama for centuries.
Saijō is a city with abundant natural springs, fed by the meltwater of snowy Mt. Ishizuchi.
A small island off Niihama, said to be the first home of the Murakami Suigun.
The oldest brick chimney in Japan stands atop a low mountain that was once a castle.
Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on Shikoku and also the highest mountain in western Japan.
A multipurpose facility by the Inland Sea.
Jigen-ji Temple is known for its beautiful, mossy garden, which is particularly dramatic in the early spring and late autumn.
A large and venerable Shintō shrine in the centre of Niihama where taikodai gather.