Ehime prefecture (愛媛県; Ehime-ken) is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan.
Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime is facing the Seto inland sea[?] to the north and is bordered by Kagawa and Tokushima in the east and Kochi in the south.
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Seiyo (西予市 -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan.
The city was formed on April 1, 2004 from the merger of 4 towns from the former Higashiuwa District (Akehama, Uwa, Nomura, and Shirokawa) and the town of Mikame from Nishiuwa District.
As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 47,217 and the density of 91.81 persons per km².
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Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongol invasions.
After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugawa shogun gave the area to his allies, including Kato Yoshiakira who built Matsuyama Castle, forming the basis for the modern city of Matsuyama.
The rural areas of the prefecture mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industires, and are particularly known for citrus fruit such as mikan and iyokan and cultured pearls.
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Iwagi (岩城村; -mura) was a village (A settlement smaller than a town) located in Ochi District (additional info and facts about Ochi District), Ehime (additional info and facts about Ehime), Japan (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building).
On October 1, 2004 the village merged with 3 other towns and villages into the town of Kamijima (additional info and facts about Kamijima) and no longer exists as an independent municipality (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government).
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) of 2,214 and a density (The amount per unit size) of 192.35 persons per km²; (additional info and facts about km²;).
Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces the Seto inland sea to the north and is bordered by Kagawa prefecture Kagawa and Tokushima prefecture Tokushima in the east and Kochi prefecture Kochi in the south.
As of 2004, following the merger of the district s former town of Mikame, EhimeMikame into the city of Seiyo, EhimeSeiyo, the district has an estimated population of 23,247 and a population densitydensity of 177 persons per square kilometer km².
The city was formed on April 1, 2004 from the merger of 4 towns from the former Higashiuwa District, Ehime Higashiuwa District Akehama, EhimeAkehama, Uwa, Ehime Uwa, Nomura, Ehime Nomura, and Shirokawa, Ehime Shirokawa and the town of Mikame, EhimeMikame from Nishiuwa District, Ehime Nishiuwa District.
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«•ÛÀ—Ñ ¤•Q§—¾•l’¬“n]--> AkehamaTown is located in the southwestern portion of Ehime Prefecture and the coast line is designated as the Cape Sada Peninsula Uwa Sea Prefectural Natural Park.
AkehamaTown grows satsuma oranges and is also a fishing town.
The "Forest Reserve with Fish" of AkehamaTown serves to preserve the scenery and act as a symbol of the region and will always be carefully maintained by the local people.
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In Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, which is famous for mikan production, the snow has turned the rinds of its fruit brown.
Power lines were down in Ehime Prefecture, leaving some 600 households without electricity.
The Japanese citizens and foreign nationals sued Governor Moriyuki Kato of southern Ehime Prefecture and the prefecture's board of education.
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Calling outside Ehime is also more expensive and comes on a separate bill.
A shining example of government largess- this state of the art museum was dropped in the relative wilds of lower Ehime perhaps to boost tourism or to placate local constituents with a little pork barrel courtesy of Tokyo.
Home to the ill-fated Ehime Maru, a training ship of the local fisheries technical high school that was sunk when a U.S. nuclear submarine surfaced beneath it, killing nine people onboard.
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Information of Ehime [Sightseeing] [Kamiukena, Shikoku Karst, Ishizuchi Area] [to map] Kuma Plateau Resort Village This resort village was built to reproduce the simple life of villagers and village scenery, with private...
In 1927, 12,739 Blue-eyed Dolls were given by America to elementary schools and kindergartens in Japan with the hope of establishing friendships between Japanese and American children.
All of the Blue-eyed Dolls were supposed to have been disposed of, but in fact they were protected secretly by a few kind people, and the dolls survived by being hidden away in corners of closets and storerooms.
Five of these dolls are in Ehime Prefecture, and three remain in AkehamaTown.
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Cyclists can leave their bike at anyone of the 14 stops along the Shimanami Searoute or at the JR Imabari station, Imabari City Hall, or at designated hotels in Imabari City.
In January 2002, the World Food Museum opened in the Ehime headquarters of Nihon Shokken Co., Ltd. It is the first museum in the world whose theme is solely related to food products.
Hama-yu, its feature being the use of seawater, has several types of bath, such as a salty bath that contains a lot of sea minerals, a lying bath with a comfortable bubble vibration, and a misty sauna bath.
