2025 Toon Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] National Important Cultural Property! Mishima Shrine! ⛩️ Mishima Shrine is located about 10 meters down a side street from National Route 11 in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture. There are actually more than 100 shrines named Mishima Shrine in Ehime Prefecture, so be careful. Mishima Shrine in Norinouchi is famous for its stately main hall in the Sangensha Nagare-zukuri style, which is designated as a national important cultural property. When viewed from the side, the roof is designed to look like the character "へ", which is a characteristic of Nagare-zukuri, and is the most common style of main hall for shrines nationwide. [Location] Norinouchi Otsu, Toon City, Ehime Prefecture #0 Yen Trip February 2025

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] A historic shrine! Ukishima Shrine ⛩️ "Ukishima Shrine" is located along the Morimatsu Shigenobu Line and is surrounded by farmland. It is a historic shrine whose name is recorded in the national history of the Heian period, "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku". Various religious ceremonies are held throughout the year. Another attraction is the river that flows through the shrine grounds. There are many ruins remaining, such as "iwakura", one of the ancient ritual styles, "Ukishima Ryo", the tomb of Emperor Chokei, and the "legend of the birth of Umashimaji no Mikoto, the founder of the Mononobe clan". #0 yen trip February 2025

📍PELL MELL When you open the door, excited by the slightly European-style exterior, you will find a stylish space with simple interior and green accents. Baseball and soccer broadcasts and movies are played on two large screens, and you can spend an extraordinary time. The lunch menu is diverse, including the signature paella, three types of curry, sandwiches and stews. It is crowded with fans who come from far away. Women can come alone without hesitation, while enjoying conversation with the staff over the counter. In the evening, it is a space where adults can play, and a comfortable time flows with a glass in hand. #0 yen trip February 2025

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] The guardian deity of protection from lightning! Ukesu Shrine! ? ⛩️ The benefits are safe navigation and traffic, safe childbirth, and protection from lightning! Ukesu Shrine was previously a shrine that was enshrined in two separate locations, Mishima Shrine and Umina Hachiman Shrine! (^^) Mishima Shrine was enshrined on August 23, 728, by the governor of Iyo, Ochi Tamazumi, from Omishima, and was called the Ichinomiya of the 83 districts of Iyo! In 1178, the governor of the province, Kono Michikiyo, donated the shrine land and established the shrine priest Kosekiji Temple out of respect for this shrine. [Location] 1585 Takubo, Toon City [Parking] Available. 10 spaces. #0yentravelFebruary2025

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] Jodo-ji Temple, 49th temple of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage The 49th temple of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage (^^) It was founded during the Tenpyo era (729-749), and it is said that Kuya Shonin stayed there during the Tentoku era (957-961) (^^) The main hall and the wooden statue of Kuya Shonin (not open to the public) are nationally designated important cultural properties! The main hall is a building that combines Japanese and Chinese styles and is a national important cultural property (^^) [Location] 1198 Takako-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture [Access] About 5 minutes on foot from the Kume Station exit About 11 minutes on foot from the Takanoko Station exit About 12 minutes on foot from the Kitakume Station exit [Parking] Available #0 yen trip February 2025

📍 Shigenobu River Kasumi Forest Park A place commonly known as "Shigenobu Kasumi Forest". The park itself is a very wide grassland, which is very pleasant. A space that can be enjoyed by adults and children throughout the four seasons. The landscaping that uses existing trees allows you to experience nature up close, refreshing both body and mind. It is characterized by a grassland that makes use of existing trees, and if you bring a stove with legs, you can enjoy barbecues and other activities, making it a popular spot that both adults and children can enjoy. #0 Yen Travel February 2025

📍Shirainotaki and a stroll around the area A 96m-high waterfall in the Saragamine Mountain Range Prefectural Natural Park. It hangs over the Saragamine River, upstream of the Shigenobu River, in the Omotekawa Shirainogoe Valley, and its falling appearance truly makes you feel the greatness of nature. It is a beautiful sight in every season, but the winter scenery is especially fantastic. When the severe cold continues for several days, the water of the waterfall freezes and the entire waterfall looks like an ice sculpture. This time we will introduce its autumn appearance. Shiroinotaki is a scenic spot located about 30 minutes by car from Toon SIC in Ehime Prefecture, and about 20 minutes from Kawauchi IC. A 96m-high waterfall located in the Saragamine Mountain Range Prefectural Natural Park, its falling appearance makes you feel the majesty of nature. Shiroinotaki shows different expressions in each season, but in mid-November, the surrounding trees are colored in vivid autumn colors, and you can enjoy the autumn leaves. You can enjoy the beautifully colored mountains on your way there. Why not enjoy viewing the autumn leaves at Shiroinotaki Falls, which never ceases to fascinate visitors? #Free hotel stay

📍Hitotoki, Ehime Prefecture In a place rich in nature that will make you forget your daily life, you can enjoy lunch and sweets that are made with a focus on handmade craftsmanship. The view from inside the restaurant was also very nice. There are two sets of counter seats. There are also two tables that seat three people and two people. The view that makes you forget time was very soothing. There are two types of lunch menu. A drink is included. Hitotoki Lunch Soybean and vegetable rice flour curry lunch You can add a sweet set for an additional 300 yen. * Lunch time is from 11:00 to 14:00. #0 yen trip January 2025

📍Sogochi Shrine, Ehime Prefecture It is said to have been founded in the 22nd year of the Enryaku era (803) under Emperor Kanmu as the main guardian deity of Kawanouchi. In front of the torii gate is the sacred tree "Urajirogashi", a prefectural designated natural monument that is over 1,000 years old. (Height 11m, width 6m.) There is also a shrine office and haiku monument where the haiku poet Matsune Toyojo stayed for a year and a half, which he named "Ichijo-an", and a seasonal cherry tree that blooms from autumn to spring, which he named "Hyakunizakura". There are also magnificent stone walls and a small garden in a large forest full of healing effects. It is also famous for the multiple types of mountain hydrangeas that bloom in May and June, and is also called "Hydrangea Forest". #0yentravelJanuary2025

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] Poem Sweets Park! See! Eat! Enjoy! Drink orange juice from the tap (one glass is free) and definitely try the soft serve ice cream ♡ It's super delicious (^^) ●Shopping area● A wide selection of Momoemu products! (^ ^) You can purchase a wide range of products sold directly from the factory (^^) We can also ship nationwide! Limited items are available! You can drink the mandarin orange juice from the tap for free (^^) ●Freshly baked sales area● We sell baked Mont Blanc, raw Momoemu, and cream puffs baked in the flat pot inside the store (^^) You can eat them at the table seats (^^) ●Poem factory area● A factory tour corridor with the theme "Let's become Momoemu!" There are various mechanisms in the four rooms...♪ You can also see how the sweets are made through the windows. ●Foot bath & experience area● You can experience the foot reflexology path in the foot bath! (^^) [Business hours] 9:00-17:00 [Closed] New Year's Day only #0 yen trip November