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English information for visitors to Ehime: official English pages, English brochures, and tourist information centers for each destination

For the 27 destinations in this site's route articles, we looked for English pages on official sites, English brochures, and English audio guides. The prefecture's English tourism site, the JNTO English pages, and the foreign-language support of tourist information centers are also listed.

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Summary

  • Of the 27 destinations, 21 have an introduction page on the English version of Iyokan Net (Visit Ehime Japan).
  • We found official English pages (facility, tourism group, or local government) for 11 places, such as Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen, and Railway History Park.
  • Imabari Castle, Itoyama Park, Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall, Iwagi Kyodokan: no dedicated English page on official sites or Iyokan Net English version.
  • English brochures were found for Matsuyama Castle, Tobe Zoo, Shikoku Karst, and Kamijima (booklets on the whole town). We could not find English audio guides.
  • In the JNTO list of information centers, 9 places, including Dogo, JR Matsuyama Station, and Imabari, show Full-Time in the English field.

We checked English information for 27 destinations on October 14, 2026

The route articles on this site cover 27 destinations. So that visitors from overseas can look for English information before they leave, we checked the official site of each destination for English pages, English brochures, and English audio guides. For destinations whose official site has no English page, we also looked in the prefecture’s English tourism site and the English pages of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The method was: look for an English switch on the top page of each official site, then look for the destination’s name in the list of the prefecture’s English tourism site. Destinations we did not check are marked as such in the tables. Things we searched for and could not find are written as “could not find” in the tables.

The English version of the prefecture’s tourism site, and the JNTO English pages

The top page of Iyokan Net, the official tourism site of Ehime Prefecture, has switches for English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean. The English switch leads to “Visit Ehime Japan” (https://www.visitehimejapan.com/en). The bottom of the Visit Ehime Japan pages says “© Ehime Prefecture”.

“Things to Do” on this site has an English introduction page for each sightseeing spot. “Iyokan Net English version” in the tables of this article means these pages. They are introduction pages written by the prefecture’s tourism site, not by the facility’s own site.

The “Brochures” page has this English explanation.

Helpful maps and pamphlets on specific areas can be found and downloaded here to have handy on your journey.

There are PDFs for these cities and towns: Matsuyama City, Iyo City, Kumakogen Town, Tobe Town, Imabari City, Niihama City, kamijima Town, Uwajima City, Yawatahama City, Ozu City, and Uchiko Town. There are also Discover Ehime and guides to ramen shops and restaurants in Matsuyama (A Guide to Late Night Ramen, Great places to dine in Matsuyama). The Kumakogen Town PDF has the heading “SHIKOKU KARST ACCESS GUIDE” and gives distances and travel times in English from Matsuyama City, Uchiko Town, Seiyo City, and Kochi City.

The “Useful Information” page has this English sentence about tourist information centers.

Many places will have English-speaking staff who will try to assist in any way they can, and there are often materials available in multiple languages.

The same page lists the “Japan Visitor Hotline” (050-3816-2787) as a contact for accidents and emergencies. It supports English, Chinese, and Korean, and is a 24-hour phone line for tourist questions and for advice after an accident. Contacts that include 110 and 119 are collected in What to do after an accident, breakdown, or road problem in Ehime: who to call and what to tell them.

The JNTO English pages (Travel Japan) also have an Ehime page. We confirmed that there are English introduction pages for Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen, Shikoku Karst, Uchiko, Ozu, and Mt. Ishizuchi.

List by destination

How to read the tables:

  • “English pages” lists first the English pages on the official sites of facilities, tourism groups, or local governments, and then the Iyokan Net English version and JNTO pages.
  • “English audio guides, etc.” is what the official pages say about English brochures, English audio guides, and English signs. We could not find a page that mentions an English audio guide for any destination.
  • The 27 destinations are counted as one destination per route article. The destination of the Tobe Town article is the Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall. Tobe Zoo, which the same article also covers, is in the table, but it is not counted in the 27.
  • The 11 destinations with official English pages are Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen, Omogo Gorge, Nakajima, Gogoshima, the Towel Museum, Minetopia Besshi (the Niihama City tourism site), the Railway History Park, Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso (Garyu Sanso only), the Uchiko townscape, and the Unomachi townscape. The Ishizuchi Ropeway is not included: there is an English page on the mountain, but it is not a page on the ropeway. Switches that lead to Google Translate are not included either.

Matsuyama, Tobe, Kumakogen

Destination English pages English audio guides, etc. Source
Matsuyama Castle (松山城) The official site has English pages (https://www.matsuyamajo.jp/en/). Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese are also available. The Iyokan Net English version and JNTO also have a “Matsuyama Castle” page An English brochure (a “Brochure” link, PDF) is available. The information on ropeway and lift operation and on events is a link marked “(Machine Translated with Google)” 松山城公式（英語） (Matsuyama Castle official site, English); 松山城の英語版パンフレット (Matsuyama Castle English brochure); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); JNTO
Dogo Onsen (道後温泉) The official site has English pages (https://dogo.jp/en/). Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean are also available. The Iyokan Net English version has “Dogo Onsen Honkan” and JNTO has “Dogo Onsen” The English pages have “Facility Guide”, on the steps for using the bath, and “Bathing Manners”. There is also a link to a walking map, “Dōgo Walking Tour Map “Dōgo Time Exploration”” 道後温泉公式（英語） (Dogo Onsen official site, English); 同 Facility Guide (Dogo Onsen official site, Facility Guide); 同 Bathing Manners (Dogo Onsen official site, Bathing Manners); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); JNTO
Shimonada Station (下灘駅) We did not check English pages of the station or JR. The Iyokan Net English version has a “JR Shimonada Station” page Could not find いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall (砥部焼伝統産業会館) The official page of Tobe Town has an English switch, but it links to Google Translate (automatic translation). We could not find a dedicated page written in English. “Tobe-yaki Togeikan” in the Iyokan Net English version is a different facility (砥部焼陶芸館) Could not find 砥部町の砥部焼伝統産業会館のページ (Tobe Town page on the Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Tobe Zoo, Tobe Town (とべ動物園（砥部町）) The official site has English pages (https://www.tobezoo.com/en/). The Iyokan Net English version also has a page The English page has a “Pamphlet” section that says “You can view brochures available in multiple languages.” The PDFs in this section are in 4 languages: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, and Korean. The “Zoo Pamphlet” section on the same page says “You can view the Tobe Zoological Park Pamphlet in PDF format.” and the link goes to an English brochure (PDF) とべ動物園公式（英語） (Tobe Zoo official site, English); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Omogo Gorge (面河渓) The site of the Kumakogen Town Tourism Association has an English page (https://kuma-kanko.com/spot-en/spot26/). The Iyokan Net English version also has an “Omogo Gorge (Omogokei)” page Could not find 久万高原町観光協会（面河渓の英語ページ） (Kumakogen Town Tourism Association, English page on Omogo Gorge); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Shikoku Karst, Mezuru-daira (四国カルスト（姫鶴平）) We did not check for an English page on the Kumakogen Town Tourism Association site. The Iyokan Net English version and JNTO have a “Shikoku Karst” page The “Brochures” page of Visit Ehime Japan has an English brochure of Kumakogen Town, “SHIKOKU KARST ACCESS GUIDE” (PDF) いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); JNTO; 四国カルストの英語パンフレット (Shikoku Karst English brochure)
Nakajima, Kutsuna Islands (中島（忽那諸島）) The site of the Setouchi Matsuyama Island Tour Liaison Council has an English page (https://www.ritoumeguri.com/english/nakajima.php). We could not find one in the Iyokan Net English version Could not find 里島めぐり（英語） (Island Tour Setouchi Matsuyama, English); 同 Nakajima Island (same site, Nakajima Island page)
Gogoshima (興居島) The site of the same council has an English page (https://www.ritoumeguri.com/english/gogoshima.php). We could not find one in the Iyokan Net English version Could not find 里島めぐり（英語） (Island Tour Setouchi Matsuyama, English); 同 Gogoshima Island (same site, Gogoshima Island page)

Imabari, Saijo, Niihama, Shikokuchuo

Destination English pages English audio guides, etc. Source
Imabari Castle (今治城) We could not find an English switch on the Imabari City page (https://www.city.imabari.ehime.jp/museum/imabarijo/). We also could not find one in the list of sightseeing spots of the Iyokan Net English version Could not find. The Imabari City guide page for Imabari Castle mentions an app, “Imabari Castle AR” (今治城AR), that is used on a smartphone at the keep’s observation deck, but it does not say which languages the app uses 今治市の今治城のページ (Imabari City page on Imabari Castle); 同 ご利用案内 (same site, visitor guide page); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Itoyama Park, Kurushima Strait Observatory (糸山公園（来島海峡展望館）) We could not find English pages for Itoyama Park and the Kurushima Strait Observatory. The neighboring Sunrise Itoyama has a “Sunrise Itoyama Cycling Station” page in the Iyokan Net English version Could not find いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Kirosan Observation Park, Oshima (亀老山展望公園（大島）) The Iyokan Net English version has a “Kirosan Observatory Park” page. We did not check for English pages on an official site Could not find いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Murakami Kaizoku Museum, Oshima (村上海賊ミュージアム（大島）) The Imabari City museum page is in Japanese, and we could not find an English switch. The Iyokan Net English version has a “Murakami Suigun Museum” page About the VR experience in the museum, the Imabari City page says “言語：シーンタイトル 日英中韓 ／ ナレーション 日本語” (language: scene titles in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean / narration in Japanese). The scene titles include English, and the narration is in Japanese 今治市の村上海賊ミュージアム ご利用案内 (Imabari City visitor guide page for the Murakami Kaizoku Museum); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Oyamazumi Shrine, Omishima (大山祇神社（大三島）) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the shrine’s official site. The Iyokan Net English version has an “Oyamazumi Shrine” page Could not find 大山祇神社公式 (Oyamazumi Shrine official site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Towel Museum (タオル美術館) The official site has English pages (https://www.towelmuseum.com/en/). Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese are also available. The Iyokan Net English version also has a page Could not find タオル美術館公式（英語） (Towel Museum official site, English); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Sanroku-Shimotani Station, Ishizuchi Ropeway (石鎚登山ロープウェイ 山麓下谷駅) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the ropeway company’s site. The Iyokan Net English version has an “Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway” page. The official site of the Ishizuchi Mountain Range Cooperation Council also has an English page on climbing (https://www.ishizuchisankei.com/en/), and JNTO has a “Mt. Ishizuchi” page Could not find 石鎚登山ロープウェイ株式会社 (Ishizuchi Ropeway company site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); 石鎚山系公式サイト（英語） (Ishizuchi Mountain Range official site, English); JNTO
Minetopia Besshi (マイントピア別子) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the official site. The Niihama City tourism site has an English page, “Minetopia Besshi Hadeba Zone” (the “About automatic translation” page of the same site says that Google automatic translation is used for some pages). The Iyokan Net English version also has a “Minetopia Besshi” page Could not find マイントピア別子公式 (Minetopia Besshi official site); 新居浜市の観光サイト (Niihama City tourism site); 同 About automatic translation (same site, About automatic translation page); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Railway History Park in Saijo, Shikoku Railway Culture Museum (鉄道歴史パーク in SAIJO（四国鉄道文化館）) The official site has English pages (https://s-trp.jp/en/index.html). Visitor Information, Facility Information, and Access Information can be read in English. The access page also gives driving directions from Iyo-Saijo IC and Komatsu IC, and a note that the road to the South Building parking lot is narrow. The Iyokan Net English version has a “Railway History Park in Saijo” page We could not find an English brochure or an English audio guide 鉄道歴史パーク公式（英語） (Railway History Park official site, English); 同 Visitor Information (same site, Visitor Information page); 同 Access Information (same site, Access Information page); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Michi-no-Eki Kirinomori (道の駅 霧の森) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the official site (the /en/ and /english/ addresses were also not found on the day we checked). The Iyokan Net English version has a “Michi-no-Eki Kiri-no-Mori” page Could not find 霧の森公式 (Kirinomori official site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)

Kamijima

Destination English pages English audio guides, etc. Source
Iwagi Kyodokan, Iwagi Island, Kamijima (岩城郷土館（上島町岩城島）) We could not find a dedicated English page for the museum. The museum’s page on the Kamijima tourism site is in Japanese, and its “ENG” link leads to an English introduction page on the whole town (https://kamijima.info/en/). We also could not find an English switch on the museum’s page on the town’s official website. We could not find a page on the museum in the Iyokan Net English version The “パンフレットなど” (brochures and more) page of the Kamijima tourism site has an English guidebook, “English GuideBook 2026”, and a guide map, “English GuideMap 2026” (both PDF). The “Brochures” page of Visit Ehime Japan also has an English brochure of Kamijima (PDF). The map of the Iwagi Port area in the guidebook shows “Folk Museum”, but we could not make out a description of the museum itself. We could not find an English audio guide 上島町観光サイト（英語） (Kamijima tourism site, English); 同 パンフレットなど (same site, brochures page); 上島町の英語ガイドブック (Kamijima English guidebook); 同ガイドマップ (Kamijima English guide map); 上島町観光サイトの岩城郷土館のページ (Kamijima tourism site page on Iwagi Kyodokan); 上島町公式ホームページの岩城郷土館のページ (Kamijima Town official website page on Iwagi Kyodokan); Visit Ehime Japan の Brochures (Visit Ehime Japan, Brochures)

Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo, Ikata, Uwajima, Ainan, Matsuno

Destination English pages English audio guides, etc. Source
Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso (大洲城・臥龍山荘) Garyu Sanso has an official English site (https://www.en.garyusanso.jp/). The Ozu City tourism site also has an English switch, but the link destination (https://www.visitozu.com/en-gb) could not be opened on the day we checked because of a certificate error, and when we skipped the certificate check it returned “404 Not Found”. We could not find an English switch on the top page of the Ozu Castle official site. The Iyokan Net English version has “Ozu Castle” and “Garyu Sanso”, and JNTO has an “Ozu” page Could not find 臥龍山荘の英語サイト (Garyu Sanso English site); 大洲市の観光サイト (Ozu City tourism site); 大洲城公式 (Ozu Castle official site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); JNTO
Sadamisaki Lighthouse (佐田岬灯台) The English switch of the Sadamisaki Peninsula tourist guide site is a link to Google Translate (automatic translation). The Iyokan Net English version has a “Cape Sada Lighthouse” page Could not find 佐田岬半島観光案内サイト (Sadamisaki Peninsula tourist guide site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Uchiko townscape, Yokaichi-Gokoku (内子の町並み（八日市・護国）) The official tourism site of Uchiko Town has English pages (https://uchikogenic.com/en/). The English page on the townscape is “Uchiko – A Historic Townscape”. The Iyokan Net English version has “Yokaichi and Gokoku Historical District”, and JNTO has an “Uchiko” page Could not find 内子町観光公式サイト（英語） (Uchiko Town official tourism site, English); 同 Historic Townscape (same site, Historic Townscape page); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); JNTO
Unomachi townscape and the Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture (卯之町の町並み・愛媛県歴史文化博物館) The site of the Seiyo City Tourism and Products Association has English pages (https://seiyojikan.jp/en/). The Iyokan Net English version has an “Unomachi townscape” page. We could not find an English switch on the top page of the Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture Could not find せいよじかん（英語） (Seiyo City Tourism and Products Association site, English); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version); 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture)
Uwajima Castle (宇和島城) The “Language” item on the Uwajima City page for Uwajima Castle leads to a guide on automatic translation of the whole city website. We could not find a page on Uwajima Castle written in English. The English switch of the Uwajima tourist guide is a link to Google Translate (automatic translation). The Iyokan Net English version has an “Uwajima Castle” page Could not find 宇和島市の宇和島城のページ (Uwajima City page on Uwajima Castle); 宇和島市の外国語への対応のページ (Uwajima City page on foreign-language support); うわじま観光ガイド (Uwajima tourist guide); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields (遊子水荷浦の段畑) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the terraced fields guide. The Iyokan Net English version has a “Yusumizugaura Terrace Field” page Could not find 遊子水荷浦の段畑ガイド (Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields guide); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Ainan Town, Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall and Sotodomari stone walls village (愛南町（紫電改展示館・外泊の石垣の里）) The Iyokan Net English version has a “Sotodomari Ishigaki-no-sato” page. We could not find an English page for the Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall Could not find いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)
Nametoko Gorge (滑床渓谷) We could not find an English switch on the top page of the Matsuno Town tourism site. The Iyokan Net English version has a “Nametoko Gorge” page Could not find 森の国まつの (Matsuno Town tourism site); いよ観ネット英語版 (Iyokan Net English version)

Foreign-language support at tourist information centers

The JNTO English pages have a list of Certified Tourist Information Centers. The search result for Ehime Prefecture is 25 entries, and the page of each center has a “Multilingual Support” field. The table below is what we read in the English field for the centers near this site’s destinations.

Information center What the English field says Source
Dogo Tourist Information Center (道後観光案内所) Full-Time JNTO（道後） (JNTO, Dogo)
JR Matsuyama Station Tourist Infomation (JR松山駅の観光案内) Full-Time JNTO（JR松山駅） (JNTO, JR Matsuyama Station)
Matsuyama Kankoko Port Tourist Infomation (松山観光港の観光案内) Full-Time JNTO（松山観光港） (JNTO, Matsuyama Kankoko Port)
Matsuyama Airport Information (松山空港の案内) Translation Assist Tools JNTO（松山空港） (JNTO, Matsuyama Airport)
Information desk on the 1st floor of the Matsuyama Castle Ropeway Shinonome Entrance Station (松山城ロープウェー東雲口駅1階の案内所) Translation Assist Tools JNTO（松山城ロープウェー） (JNTO, Matsuyama Castle Ropeway)
Imabari Tourist Information Center (今治観光案内所) Full-Time JNTO（今治） (JNTO, Imabari)
Saijo Tourist Information Center (西条観光案内所). The address on the JNTO page is the same as the Railway History Park (798-1 Omachi), and the page says it is a 1-minute walk from Iyo-Saijo Station Full-Time JNTO（西条） (JNTO, Saijo)
Ozu Tourist General Information Center (大洲観光総合案内所) Full-Time JNTO（大洲） (JNTO, Ozu)
Iyo Ozu Station Tourist Information Center (伊予大洲駅の観光案内所) Full-Time JNTO（伊予大洲駅） (JNTO, Iyo Ozu Station)
Uwajimacity Tourist Information Center (宇和島市観光案内所) Full-Time JNTO（宇和島） (JNTO, Uwajima)
SadaMisaki Tourist information Center (佐田岬観光案内所) Full-Time JNTO（佐田岬） (JNTO, Sadamisaki)

“Full-Time” and “Translation Assist Tools” are the words shown on the JNTO pages. In this article, we have not checked what these words mean on the JNTO pages. This table is the result of reading the JNTO registration pages. It is not information written by each center itself. Opening hours differ by center, so please see “Hours of Operation” on each page before you go.

What we could not find

  • Imabari Castle, Itoyama Park (Kurushima Strait Observatory), Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall, Iwagi Kyodokan: we could not find a dedicated page written in English, either on the official sites or in the Iyokan Net English version.
  • Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture, Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall, official site of Ozu Castle: we could not find English pages.
  • English audio guides: we could not find one mentioned on an official page for any of the 27 destinations.
  • Official site of Kirinomori: we could not find an English switch on the top page. We also could not find a JNTO tourist information center registration for Kirinomori (Shikokuchuo City) or Kamijima.
  • English signs: we could not find any mention on official pages of English signs inside the buildings or in the parking lots.
  • English version of the Ozu City tourism site: there is a switch link, but an error was returned on the day we checked, and we could not confirm the contents.
  • Official sites we did not check: we did not look for the JR Shikoku page for Shimonada Station, the official site of Kirosan Observation Park, or English pages on the Shikoku Karst tourism site.

How to use this before you leave

  1. Read the road and parking in the destination’s article (the link in the left column of the tables), and check opening days and fees on the English page in the second column.
  2. Some English pages lead to Japanese pages or to automatic translation. The ropeway and lift operation information of Matsuyama Castle is a link marked “(Machine Translated with Google)”, and the English switches of Tobe Town, the Sadamisaki Peninsula, and the Uwajima tourist guide lead to Google Translate.
  3. For a destination where we could not find an English page, see the location and outline on its Iyokan Net English version page, and check opening hours and closing days on the facility’s Japanese official page.
  4. Driving licenses and road rules are collected in How to drive a rental car in Ehime as a visitor from overseas and Japanese road rules for visitors driving in Japan for the first time.

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