Uchiko, Shikoku Town 内子町

Meiji era pearl

Traditional residences, vegetable wax production, kabuki theatre... The town of Uchiko, located on the island of Shikoku, has a very important industrial and artisanal heritage.

Musée du cerf-volant

Kite Museum

At-by-at

Musée de la cire

wax museum

Ippukucho


Address, timetable & access

  • Address

  • Timetable

    From Matsuyama, take the JR Yosan Line and stop at Uchiko Station. 25 minutes by express train. 55 minutes by local train. From the station, walk 10 minutes to arrive in the historic district.

Our tours in Matsuyama

  • Duration : 13 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Hakone Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima
  • Included : Visits & meals, English-speaking tour leader, Hotel temple, 3*/4* Hotels & Ryokan
  • Duration : 14 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Hakone Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Osaka
  • Included : English-speaking tour leader, 3*/4* Hotels & Ryokan, Hotel temple, Visits & meals
  • Duration : 12 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Mt Fuji (Kawaguchiko), Osaka, Himeji, Kyoto, Nara
  • Included : English-speaking tour leader, 3* Hotels & Ryokan, Visits & meals
  • Duration : 12 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kawaguchiko, Tokyo
  • Included : English-speaking tour leader, 3*/4* Hotels & Ryokan, Visits & meals
  • Duration : 21 days
  • Locations : Tokyo, Hakone Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Osaka, Kobe, Takachiho, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Miyajima
  • Included : English-speaking tour leader, 3*/4* Hotels & Ryokan, Hotel temple, Visits & meals
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