Ehime Prefecture
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Ehime Prefecture
愛媛県 | |
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Japanese transcription(s) | |
• Japanese | 愛媛県 |
• Rōmaji | Ehime-ken |
Tree | Pine (Pinus)[2] |
Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken) is a
Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō.[6]
Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are
History
Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province.[7] Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions.
After the
The name Ehime comes from the kuniumi part of the Kojiki where Iyo Province is mythologically named Ehime, "lovely princess".[8]
In 2012, a research group from the University of Tokyo and Ehime University said they had discovered rare earth deposits in Matsuyama.[9]
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces the
The prefecture includes both high mountains in the inland region and a long coastline, with many islands in the Seto Inland Sea. The westernmost arm of Ehime, the Sadamisaki Peninsula, is the narrowest peninsula in Japan.
As of 31 March 2020, 7 percent of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as
Cities
Eleven cities are located in Ehime Prefecture:
Name | Area (km2) | Population (2020)[11] | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||
Imabari | 今治市 | 419.56 | 151,672 | |
Iyo | 伊予市 | 194.44 | 35,133 | |
Matsuyama (capital) | 松山市 | 429.4 | 511,192 | |
Niihama | 新居浜市 | 234.3 | 115,938 | |
Ōzu | 大洲市 | 432.24 | 40,575 | |
Saijō | 西条市 | 509.07 | 104,791 | |
Seiyo | 西予市 | 514.78 | 35,388 | |
Shikokuchūō | 四国中央市 | 421.24 | 82,754 | |
Tōon | 東温市 | 211.45 | 33,903 | |
Uwajima | 宇和島市 | 469.48 | 70,809 | |
Yawatahama | 八幡浜市 | 133.03 | 31,987 |
Towns and villages
These are the towns in each district:
Name | Area (km2) | Population (2020)[12] | District | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | ||||
Ainan | 愛南町 | 239.58 | 19,601 | Minamiuwa District | |
Ikata | 伊方町 | 94.37 | 8,397 | Nishiuwa District | |
Kamijima | 上島町 | 30.38 | 6,509 | Ochi District | |
Kihoku | 鬼北町 | 241.87 | 9,682 | Kitauwa District | |
Kumakōgen | 久万高原町 | 583.66 | 7,404 | Kamiukena District | |
Masaki | 松前町 | 20.41 | 29,630 | Iyo District | |
Matsuno | 松野町 | 98.5 | 3,674 | Kitauwa District | |
Tobe | 砥部町 | 101.57 | 20,480 | Iyo District | |
Uchiko | 内子町 | 299.5 | 15,322 | Kita District |
Mergers
Former districts:
- Uwa District(historical)
- Uma District
- Shūsō District
- Onsen District
Economy
The coastal areas around
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant produces a large portion of Shikoku Electric Power.[citation needed]
Education
Universities and colleges
National
Prefectural
Private
Senior high schools
Prefectural
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Ehime.
Football (soccer)
- Ehime F.C.
- FC Imabari
Baseball
Basketball
Culture
The oldest extant hot spring in Japan, Dōgo Onsen, is located in Matsuyama. It has been used for over two thousand years.
These are television shows and movies set in Ehime Prefecture.
- Tokyo Love Story is a story with characters are from Ehime Prefecture. Therefore, a lot of shooting was done in Ehime. Baishinji Station is famous for being filmed.
- Shodō Performance Koshien (書道パフォーマンス甲子園) was held in 2008.
- Botchan Stadiumare associated with this.
- Saka no Ue no Kumo is written by Ryōtarō Shiba. The main characters are Akiyama Yoshifuru, Akiyama Saneyuki and Masaoka Shiki, all of whom are from Ehime prefecture. It was broadcast on NHK as a TV drama.
- Koi wa Go・Hichi・Go! (恋は五・七・五!) is set in Haiku Koshien, which is actually performed. The shooting was done at a high school, university, and library in Ehime. The haiku of this movie was supervised by Itsuki Natsui, haiku poet from Ehime.
- Destruction Babies (Locarno Festival in 2016, and the film was selected as semi-grand prix at the Three Continents Festivalin 2016.
- My-HiME is set in Ehime.
There are major festivals in Ehime Prefecture.
- Uwajimadance, a fireworks display, and a run on the final day.
- Niihama Taiko Festival is the autumn festival in Niihama. The drum stand is lifted by about 150 men. It is one of the three biggest fight festivals in Japan.
- The Matsuyama Autumn Festival includes a mikoshi event called Hachiawase (鉢合わせ) which takes place near Dōgo Onsen and Isaniwa Shrine.
Hot Springs
These are Hot Springs in Ehime Prefecture.
- Dōgo Onsen appears in the Nihon Shoki. This Hot Spring has three public baths: the main building, Tsubaki no Yu, and Asuka no Yu.
- Sora to Mori is a combined warm bath facility. There are hot springs, restaurants, and body care.
- Nibukawa Onsen is a hot spring located in Imabari. The source originates from the crevices of the Inugawa Valley in this hot spring town.
Language
Museums
Transport
Railway
- Shikoku Railway (JR Shikoku)
- Iyo Railway(Iyotetsu)
- Gunchū Line
- Takahama Line
- Yokogawara Line
- Matsuyama Inner Line
Road
Expressway
- Matsuyama Expressway
- Tokushima Expressway
- Takamatsu Expressway
- Kōchi Expressway
- Nishiseto Expressway (also referred to as the Shimanami Kaidō)
- Imabari-Komatsu Expressway
National highways
- National Route 11
- National Route 33 (Matsuyama-Kōchi)
- National Route 56 (Matsuyama-Iyo-Uwajima-Sukumo-Susaki-Kōchi)
- Tokushima)
- National Route 194
- National Route 196
- National Route 197
- National Route 317 (Matsuyama-Imabari-Onomichi)
- National Route 319
- National Route 320
- National Route 378
- National Route 380
- National Route 437
- National Route 440
- National Route 441
- Niyodogawa-Susaki)
Ports
- Kawanoe Port
- Niihama Port - Ferry route to Osaka
- Toyo Port - Ferry route to Osaka
- Imabari Port - Ferry route to Innoshima, Hakata Island, and international container hub port
- Matsuyama Port - Ferry route to Kure, and international container hub port
- Yawatahama Port - Ferry route to Usuki
- Misaki Port - Ferry route to Oita
- Uwajima Port
Airport
Notable people
- Naoki Kuwata (born 1977), actor and model
- Tetchō Suehiro (born 1849), politician, novelist and journalist
International sister cities / Economic exchange counterparts
Ehime Prefecture is making use of its long tradition of involvement with people overseas through international exchanges in areas such as the economy, culture, sports and education.[13]
- Dalian (China)
- Liaoning (China)
- British Columbia (Canada)
- Queensland (Australia)
- New South Wales (Australia)
- Hawaii (United States)
Notes
- ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ a b c d e 愛媛県の紹介 > 愛媛県のシンボル. Ehime prefectural website (in Japanese). Ehime Prefecture. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Japanese River Otter Facts".
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ehime" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170, p. 170, at Google Books.
- ^ "Ehime Population".
- ^ Nussbaum, "Matsuyama" at p. 621, p. 621, at Google Books.
- ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
- ^ Chamberlain, Basil Hall. 1882. A translation of the "Ko-ji-ki" or Records of ancient matters. section V
- ^ "Japan Discovers Domestic Rare Earths Reserve". BrightWire. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ 自然公園都道府県別面積総括 [General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Ehime Population".
- ^ "Ehime Population".
- ^ "International exchange activated with globalization". Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: