Shikoku Matsuyama｜In addition to Dogo Onsen, Ehime also has Matsuyama Castle

As one of the 12 remaining castles from the Edo period that still have castle towers, Matsuyama Castle was a bit unexpected to me. 🔍 Matsuyama Castle. Free parking is available on site. 🚠 How to get up the mountain 1⃣️ Cable car: single, cabin. The cable car fare is 270 yen per trip. 2⃣️ Walking: A relatively easy road and a hiking trail, it takes about 20-40 minutes to reach the top of the mountain. 🚶🏽‍♀️ What to watch 1⃣️ From the top of the mountain you can overlook the entire city of Matsuyama and you can also see the Seto Inland Sea. 2⃣️ Songshan Castle is built on a mountain, and its stone walls are still fan-shaped. The castle tower ticket is 520 yen per person. The stamping area is next to the ticket office, and you can get your ticket stamped even if you don't climb to the top. 3⃣️ You need to change shoes when climbing the castle tower, and you can make commemorative coins. 4⃣️ The castle tower exhibits the armor, weapons and related history of successive feudal lords (castle lords), with English explanations. The castle has many grids for defense. 5⃣️ You can experience qiang and 🔪～ and VR tour. 6⃣️ There is a garden outside the castle where you can stroll around. 7⃣️ There is a restaurant and tap orange juice. As the name suggests, you can drink fresh Ehime orange juice by turning on the tap. 8⃣️ At the foot of the mountain are Songshan Castle Park, Songshan Library and Songshan Art Museum.