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Ehime Prefecture

愛媛県 Ehime Prefecture ( Ehime-ken) is a prefecture in Ehime Prefecture northwestern Shikoku, Japan.[2] The capital is 愛媛県 Matsuyama.[3] Prefecture Japanese transcription(s) Contents • Japanese 愛媛県 • Rōmaji Ehime-ken History Geography Cities Towns and villages Mergers Economy Flag Symbol Education University National Prefectural Private Sports Culture Museums Transport Rail Tramway Road Expressway National highways Ports Airport Country Japan Notes Region Shikoku References Island Shikoku External links Capital Matsuyama Government • Governor Tokihiro Nakamura History (since December 2010) Area Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as • Total 5,676.44 km2 Iyo Province.[4] Since before the Heian period, the area was (2,191.69 sq mi) dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an Area rank 26th important role in defending Japan against pirates and Population (February 1, 2018) Mongolian invasions. • Total 1,360,507 After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugawa shōgun gave • Rank 27th • Density 239.76/km2 the area to his allies, including Katō Y oshiaki who built (621.0/sq mi) Matsuyama Castle, forming the basis for the modern city of ISO 3166 JP-38 Matsuyama. code Districts 7 The name Ehime comes from the kuniumi part of the Kojiki Municipalities 20 where Iyo Province is mythologically named Ehime, "lovely Flower Satsuma mandarin princess".[5] (Citrus unshiu)[1] [1] In 2012, a research group from the University of Tokyo and Tree Pine (Pinus) Bird Japanese robin Ehime University said they had discovered rare earth (Erithacus akahige)[1] deposits in Matsuyama.[6] Fish Red sea bream (Pagrus major)[1] Geography Website www.pref.ehime.jp /index-e.htm (http://w Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces ww.pref.ehime.jp/index- the Seto Inland Sea to the north and is bordered by Kagawa e.htm) and Tokushima in the east and Kōchi in the south.

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 April 1, 2012, 7 % of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Ashizuri-Uwakai and Setonaikai National Parks; Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park; and seven Prefectural Natural Parks.[7]

Cities

Eleven cities are located in Ehime Prefecture:

Map of Ehime Prefecture. City Town

Imabari Ōzu Tōon Iyo Saijō Uwajima Matsuyama (capital) Seiyo Yawatahama Niihama Shikokuchūō Towns and villages

These are the towns in each district:

Matsuyama

Uwajima

Iyo District Kitauwa District Nishiuwa District Masaki Kihoku Ikata Tobe Matsuno Ochi District Kamiukena District Minamiuwa District Kamijima Kumakōgen Ainan Kita District Uchiko

Mergers

Former districts:

Uwa District (historical) Uma District Shūsō District Onsen District

Economy Ehime agency

The coastal areas around Imabari and Saijō host a number of industries, including dockyards of Japan's largest shipbuilder, Imabari Shipbuilding. Chemical industries, oil refining, paper and cotton textile products also are a feature of the prefecture. Rural areas mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industries, and are particularly known for citrus fruits such as mikan (mandarin orange), iyokan and cultured pearls. Ikata's nuclear power plant produces a large portion of Shikoku's electricity.

Education

University

National Matsuyama Castle

Ehime University

Prefectural

Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science

Private

St. Catherine University Matsuyama University Matsuyama Shinonome College (women's college)

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Ehime.

Football (soccer)

Ehime F.C. Baseball

Ehime Mandarin Pirates Basketball

Ehime Orange Vikings

Culture

The oldest extant hot spring in Japan, Dōgo Onsen, is located in Matsuyama. It has been used for over two thousand years.

Iyo dialect, one of the Shikoku dialects, is the dialect spoken in Ehime Prefecture.

Museums

Museum of Ehime History and Culture Kaimei School

Transport Rail

JR Shikoku Yosan Line Yodo Line Uchiko Line Iyotetsu Gunchu Line Takahama Line Yokogawara Line

Tramway

Iyotetsu Matsuyama Inner Line

Road

Expressway

Matsuyama Expressway Tokushima Expressway Takamatsu Expressway Kochi Expressway Nishiseto Expressway (also referred to as the Shimanami Kaidō) Imabari Komatsu Road

National highways

Route 11 Kurushima Strait Bridge on the Route 33 (Matsuyama-Kōchi) Shimanami Kaidō Route 56 (Matsuyama-Iyo-Uwajima-Sukumo-Susaki-Kōchi) Route 192 (Saijyo-Shikoku Chuo-Yoshinogawa-Tokushima) Route 194 Route 196 Route 197 Route 317 (Matsuyama-Imabari-Onomichi) Route 319 Route 320 Route 378 Route 380 Route 437 Route 440 Route 441 Route 494 (Matsuyama-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 Kitakyushu, Yanai, Hiroshima, Kure, and international container hub port Yawatahama Port - Ferry route to Beppu, Usuki Misaki Port - Ferry route to Oita Uwajima Port

Airport

Matsuyama Airport

Notes

1. 愛媛県の紹介 ＞ 愛媛県のシンボル (https://web.archive.org/web/20080109163141/http://www.pref.ehime.jp/ shokai/sinboru.html). Ehime prefectural website (in Japanese). Ehime Prefecture. Archived from the original (ht tp://www.pref.ehime.jp/shokai/sinboru.html) on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ehime" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA17 0)Japan Encyclopedia, p. 170 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA170), p. 170, at Google Books. 3. Nussbaum, "Matsuyama" at p. 621 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA621), p. 621, at Google Books. 4. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA7 80), p. 780, at Google Books. 5. Chamberlain, Basil Hall. 1882. A translation of the "Ko-ji-ki" or Records of ancient matters. section V (http:// www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kj/kj012.htm) 6. "Japan Discovers Domestic Rare Earths Reserve" (https://archive.is/20120723024000/http://www.brightwire. com/news/207869-japan-discovers-domestic-rare-earths-reserve). BrightWire. Archived from the original (ht tp://www.brightwire.com/news/207869-japan-discovers-domestic-rare-earths-reserve) on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-05-10. 7. "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/ doc/files/np_6.pdf) (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2 QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128 (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition)

External links

Official website (http://www.pref.ehime.jp/index-e.htm)

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