From Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station by National Route 378 (Yuyake Koyake Line), and the station parking
From Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station in Futami, Iyo. The route along National Route 378 (the Yuyake Koyake Line), the station parking, the city's temporary parking lot that sometimes closes on long weekends, and sunset times.
Summary
- No official page was found that gives the driving time from Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station.
- Map data shows Prefectural Road 22 going south, then National Route 378 (Yuyake Koyake Line) from Iyo.
- JR Shikoku says the station lot is for pick-up and drop-off. Sightseeing cars are directed to the city lot west of the station (20 cars) and others.
- The city's temporary lot sometimes closes on three-day weekends and over New Year. Then use Shimonada Sports Park, about a 15-minute walk away.
- Sunset in Matsuyama ranges from 17:00 (late Nov. to early Dec.) to 19:24 (late June to early July).
This article is based on official sources and maps. A record of the operator actually driving this route will be added after the drive.
A driving video is in preparation. When it is published, it will appear here with chapters numbered the same as the points below.
Map and points
Point locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) ・ License
Matsuyama Airport Passenger Terminal (松山空港 旅客ターミナルビル)
StartStarting point. From here, head east on Prefectural Road 18 (Matsuyama Airport Line).
Location 33.829008, 132.704103 · Source OpenStreetMap（way/318914780）
Matsuyama Airport Entrance intersection (松山空港入口 交差点)
PassIn map data, Prefectural Road 18 and Prefectural Road 22 (Iyo-Matsuyama Port Line) share the same road for about 430 m east of this intersection.
Location 33.828324, 132.708561 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978607）
Traffic-light intersection where Prefectural Road 22 leaves Prefectural Road 18 to the south (県道22号が県道18号から南へ分かれる信号交差点)
TurnIn map data, this is the eastern end of the section shared with Prefectural Road 18. From here, Prefectural Road 22 continues south.
Location 33.828160, 132.713179 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978631）
Traffic-light intersection with Prefectural Road 190 (Kume-Hayu Line) (県道190号（久米垣生線）との分岐の信号交差点)
Merge / splitIn map data, Prefectural Road 190 branches east at this traffic-light intersection. Prefectural Road 22 turns southwest here and continues toward Iyo.
Location 33.814562, 132.708951 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978544）
Hayu Junior High School intersection (垣生中学校前 交差点)
PassA traffic-light intersection in Nishihayu-cho, Matsuyama, on the southwest-bound section of Prefectural Road 22.
Location 33.810512, 132.705028 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/4005657207）
Traffic-light intersection in Masaki where Prefectural Road 22 and Prefectural Road 326 begin to share the road (県道22号と県道326号が重なり始める信号交差点（松前町）)
Merge / splitIn map data, Prefectural Road 326 (Matsuyama-Masaki-Iyo Line) joins Prefectural Road 22 at this traffic-light intersection in Masaki. A section with two route numbers starts here.
Location 33.784013, 132.703285 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978459）
Shinkawa Station intersection (新川駅前交差点)
PassA traffic-light intersection in Shimoagawa, Iyo, on the section shared by Prefectural Road 22 and Prefectural Road 326.
Location 33.771861, 132.704090 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/1680683990）
Traffic-light intersection where you enter National Route 378, Iyo (国道378号に入る信号交差点（伊予市）)
TurnIn map data, the section of Prefectural Road 22 and Prefectural Road 326 ends here at National Route 378, which continues south.
Location 33.766622, 132.705795 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978450）
Mitsuaki Bypass (三秋バイパス), recorded as a section under construction
PassIn map data, besides the usual road of National Route 378, the "Mitsuaki Bypass" is recorded separately as a road under construction.
Location 33.707800, 132.661900 · Source OpenStreetMap（way/1487211090）
Futami Seaside Park "Michi-no-Eki Futami" (ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」)
ParkingA roadside station where the Iyo City tourism website gives the parking as 128 spaces, free. It says the toilets and other facilities can be used 24 hours.
Location 33.685331, 132.634196 · Source ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
National Route 378 in front of Shimonada Station (下灘駅前の国道378号)
PassThe road passes right next to the station. About the station parking, JR Shikoku says, "Because it is for pick-up and drop-off, please refrain from using it for sightseeing."
Location 33.655036, 132.589253 · Source 四国の駅情報 | 下灘駅：ＪＲ四国
Shimonada Sports Park (Shimonada Community Center) (しもなだ運動公園（下灘コミュニティセンター）)
ParkingParking space that Iyo City opens to visitors. The city says it is about a 15-minute walk (about 1 km) from here to Shimonada Station.
Location 33.652310, 132.579956 · Source 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向けの駐車場について
JR Shimonada Station (JR下灘駅)
ArriveDestination. An unstaffed station. The Iyo City tourism website gives the opening hours as "free to walk around."
Location 33.655417, 132.589412 · Source JR下灘駅 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
No official page gives the driving time from the airport to Shimonada Station
No official page was found that says how many minutes it takes by car from Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station. What was found covers the whole of Iyo City, or the trip from an interchange to Michi-no-Eki Futami (道の駅ふたみ).
| What it says | Which page | Direction and range |
|---|---|---|
| About 20 minutes by car from Matsuyama Airport to Iyo | Map on the “Access” page of the Iyo City tourism website | Airport to Iyo City (not Shimonada Station) |
| About 15 minutes by car between the Iyo area and the Futami area | Map on the same page | Between areas (not stations) |
| About 15 minutes by car from Iyo IC, about 20 minutes from Nakayama Smart IC | “Michi-no-Eki Futami” page of the Iyo City tourism website | From the interchanges to Michi-no-Eki Futami |
松山自動車道伊予ICから車で約15分、中山スマートICから車で約20分のふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」。
Translation: “Futami Seaside Park ‘Michi-no-Eki Futami,’ about 15 minutes by car from Iyo IC on the Matsuyama Expressway and about 20 minutes from Nakayama Smart IC.”
Source: ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
The three numbers above were read from the map (the image file’s URL contains “2021/03”) and from the text. This article does not add the numbers together to make up a time from the airport to Shimonada Station.
The order of roads from the airport to National Route 378, as seen in map data
The road names and route numbers were checked in OpenStreetMap map data. Map data is not an official road register. What could be checked is that those names and route numbers are recorded for those roads, and the order in which the roads connect.
| Order | Road | Direction | Intersections passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prefectural Road 18, Matsuyama Airport Line | East | Matsuyama Airport Entrance |
| 2 | Section shared by Prefectural Road 18 and Prefectural Road 22 | East, about 430 m | Matsuyama Airport Entrance → the traffic-light intersection where Prefectural Road 22 leaves to the south |
| 3 | Prefectural Road 22, Iyo-Matsuyama Port Line | South, then southwest | Junction with Prefectural Road 190 → Hayu Junior High School |
| 4 | Section shared by Prefectural Road 22 and Prefectural Road 326 | South | Traffic-light intersection in Masaki → Shinkawa Station intersection |
| 5 | National Route 378 | Southwest from the traffic-light intersection in Iyo | Mitsuaki → Futami → Shimonada |
In map data, Prefectural Road 22 ends at the traffic-light intersection in Iyo where it meets National Route 378. From the same intersection, a short section of National Route 378 that connects to National Route 56 is recorded going east.
East of the airport, “under construction” roads are recorded around Prefectural Road 22, so older roads and new roads run side by side. Map data can differ from the actual roads, so follow the guide signs on site.
The route in this article is the order in which the roads connect in map data. No official guide was found that says “take this road” from the airport to Shimonada Station. You can also use the Matsuyama Expressway (Iyo IC), and the official page gives a time from Iyo IC to Michi-no-Eki Futami. The Matsuyama Expressway toll was not checked in this article.
National Route 378 is called the “Yuyake Koyake Line”
The Ehime Prefecture re-re-evaluation sheet (National Route 378, Mitsuaki widening) gives the road’s nickname as follows.
本路線はほとんどが海岸線を走るため、海に沈む美しい夕日を見られることから「夕やけこやけライン」と呼ばれ、ドライブコースとしても親しまれている。
Translation: “Because this route runs mostly along the coast, you can see beautiful sunsets sinking into the sea, so it is called the ‘Yuyake Koyake Line’ and is also popular as a drive course.”
Source: 再々評価個表 一般国道378号三秋拡幅（愛媛県のPDF）
In map data, the nickname is recorded from around the boundary between Mitsuaki and Takanokawa in Futami, going southwest. There is no record of it for the section from the Iyo urban side to Mitsuaki (near points 8 to 9).
The same document has a description of the road width for the section from Mitsuaki, Iyo to Takanokawa, Futami (planned length 3.7 km).
現道は２車線あるものの、交通量に見合った幅員や実走行速度に対応し得る曲線半径が確保されておらず、安全性・円滑性が不十分であり、また、交通事故が過去１０年間（Ｈ２０～Ｈ２９）に２２件発生しており、そのうち正面衝突や脱輪など幅員不足による事故が１１件（５０％）にも及んでいる。
現道には歩道がなく、歩行者や自転車の利用者が不安を感じている。
Translation: “Although the current road has two lanes, it does not have a width suited to the traffic volume or a curve radius that can handle actual driving speeds, so safety and smoothness are insufficient. There were 22 traffic accidents in the past 10 years (2008 to 2017), and 11 of them (50%) were caused by lack of width, such as head-on collisions and wheels running off the road.” “The current road has no sidewalk, and pedestrians and cyclists feel uneasy.”
Source: 再々評価個表 一般国道378号三秋拡幅（愛媛県のPDF）
These numbers are from 2008 to 2017 (Heisei 20 to 29). For the remaining section, the same document says “a bypass section with sharp hairpin curves on the current road, and the sections before and after it,” and gives fiscal 2024 (Reiwa 6) as the target for completion. Whether the Mitsuaki Bypass has opened could not be confirmed on an official page. In map data, as of October 13, 2026, it is recorded as a road under construction (point 9).
The Shimonada Station parking is for pick-up and drop-off. Sightseeing cars use the city’s temporary lot or Shimonada Sports Park
The parking lots that official pages list are these three.
| Place | Spaces | Fee | Distance to the station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station parking | Not stated | Not stated | Next to the station (for pick-up and drop-off) |
| City temporary parking lot | 20 (tourism website), “about 20” (map) | Free | About 200 m to the west (tourism website), about 150 m (city official page) |
| Shimonada Sports Park | Not stated | Not stated | 15-minute walk (about 1 km) |
JR Shikoku’s “Shimonada Station” page has a note about the station parking.
※ 下灘駅の駐車場は送迎用のため、観光目的のご利用はご遠慮ください。
Translation: “* The Shimonada Station parking lot is for pick-up and drop-off, so please refrain from using it for sightseeing.”
Source: 四国の駅情報 | 下灘駅：ＪＲ四国
The “JR Shimonada Station” page of the Ehime Prefecture official tourism website (Iyokan Net) writes “none” in the parking field. The “JR Shimonada Station” page of the Iyo City tourism website says the following.
※駅より西約200ｍ先にある臨時駐車場（20台・無料）をご利用ください。
Translation: “* Please use the temporary parking lot about 200 m west of the station (20 cars, free).”
Source: JR下灘駅 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
The Iyo City official page “About parking for visitors to JR Shimonada Station” (posted August 18, 2025) gives the distance as 150 m and asks visitors to enter in a certain way.
下灘駅から150メートルほどの位置に下灘駅来訪者用の市営臨時駐車場を設置しています。 なお、こちらの駐車場は登り口付近のスペースが狭くなっており大変混雑しますので、ご利用の際は、国道378号線の標識のとおり、大洲（長浜）側からの入場にご協力ください。 市営臨時駐車場入り口付近及び駐車場内での事故が多発しております。ご利用の際には、十分に気を付けて運転してください。
Translation: “A city temporary parking lot for visitors to Shimonada Station has been set up about 150 meters from the station. The space near the slope up to the lot is narrow and gets very crowded, so please enter from the Ozu (Nagahama) side, as shown on the National Route 378 signs. Accidents often happen near the entrance of the city temporary parking lot and inside it. Please drive with great care when you use it.”
Source: 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向けの駐車場について
The distance differs between official pages: the tourism website says “about 200 m to the west,” the city’s parking page says “about 150 meters,” and the city’s closure notice says “about 200 meters.”
The map on the same page has these written notes: “Entrance from National Route 378 to Shimonada Station (U-turn),” “Slope up to the parking lot (from the Nagahama side),” and “about 20 cars can park.” On the map, the station is drawn on the “to Matsuyama” side, and the city temporary parking lot on the “to Ozu (Nagahama)” side. The text does not say where a car coming from the Matsuyama side should turn around to enter “from the Ozu (Nagahama) side.” Follow the signs on site.
The other parking lot is Shimonada Sports Park (Shimonada Community Center) (しもなだ運動公園（下灘コミュニティセンター）).
下灘駅来訪者等が利用可能な駐車場として、下灘コミュニティセンター（しもなだ運動公園）の駐車スペースを開放しております。 ただし、下灘コミュニティセンター（しもなだ運動公園）でイベントが開催される場合など駐車できないことがありますのでご注意ください。
Translation: “As parking that visitors to Shimonada Station and others can use, we have opened the parking space of Shimonada Community Center (Shimonada Sports Park). Please note that you may not be able to park there when an event is held at Shimonada Community Center (Shimonada Sports Park), for example.”
Source: 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向けの駐車場について
From the sports park to the station, it is about a 15-minute walk. The city’s map gives the distance as about 1 km. The city’s map shows a route along National Route 378. The city’s closure notice says “Please follow the traffic rules as you go.” In map data, the sports park is about 0.9 km southwest of Shimonada Station.
On long weekends, New Year and event days, the city’s temporary lot may be closed
The city’s temporary parking lot may be closed during three-day weekends and long holiday periods. The reason given in the notice for October 10 to 12, 2026 (posted October 9, 2026) is as follows.
JR下灘駅は、観光客の増加に伴い大変混雑しております。特に連休中は交通渋滞や事故が発生しやすいことから、下灘駅から200メートルほどの位置に設置している市営駐車場は、混雑緩和・事故防止のため閉鎖しますので、ご注意ください。
Translation: “JR Shimonada Station is very crowded because of the increase in tourists. Traffic jams and accidents are especially likely during long weekends, so the city parking lot about 200 meters from Shimonada Station will be closed to ease crowding and prevent accidents. Please be aware.”
Source: 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向け駐車場について【10月10日～10月12日の期間】
Past notices list these closure and guidance days.
| Date | Content | Date the notice was posted |
|---|---|---|
| May 3-6, 2025 | City temporary parking lot closed | May 2, 2025 |
| December 27, 2025 - January 4, 2026 | City temporary parking lot closed | December 24, 2025 |
| January 10-12, 2026 | City temporary parking lot closed | January 8, 2026 |
| February 21-23, 2026 | City temporary parking lot closed | February 17, 2026 |
| April 29 - May 6, 2026 | City temporary parking lot closed | April 28, 2026 |
| September 5, 2026 | Day of the Sunset Platform Concert. The city road in front of the station is one-way from the Matsuyama side to the Ozu side, 15:00-20:00 | September 4, 2026 |
| September 19-23, 2026 | City parking lot closed. Shimonada Sports Park can be used 8:00-20:00 | September 17, 2026 |
| October 10-12, 2026 | City parking lot closed | October 9, 2026 |
For the day of the concert on September 5, the Iyo City tourism website says the following.
駅西200先にある市営臨時駐車場は、関係車両が駐車するため、駐車台数が限られます。 13時から19時30分まで、しもなだ運動公園グラウンドを駐車場として開放しますので、そちらをご利用ください。
Translation: “At the city temporary parking lot 200 m west of the station, the number of cars that can park is limited because vehicles of people involved in the event will park there. From 13:00 to 19:30, the Shimonada Sports Park ground will be opened as a parking lot, so please use it.”
Source: 夕焼けプラットホームコンサートの開催に伴う注意事項について - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
The concert is described on the “JR Shimonada Station” page of the Iyo City tourism website as held on “the first Saturday of September every year.” The closure of October 10 to 12 ended the day before October 13, 2026, when this article was written. As of that day, no notice of a later closure was found. If you plan to visit on a long weekend or over New Year, the latest topics on the Iyo City tourism website before you leave will show that year’s closure days.
Parking on the street near the station is prohibited. The road from the national route to the station is not a parking space
Several Iyo City notices carry the same text.
駅周辺への路上駐車は、近隣住民の方への迷惑となるばかりか交通事故や混雑の原因となりますので、行わないでください。 国道378号線からJR下灘駅へと続く上浜側入口（駅南側）周辺には、一部幅員が広い箇所がありますが、こちらは市道であり、駐車スペースではありませんので、駐車しないでください。
Translation: “Please do not park on the street around the station. It bothers nearby residents and causes traffic accidents and crowding. Around the Kamihama-side entrance (south of the station) of the road leading from National Route 378 to JR Shimonada Station, some places are wide, but this is a city road and not a parking space, so please do not park there.”
Source: 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向けの駐車場について
The city’s map has two places marked where parking is not allowed. One is the wide spot along the road from the national route to the station (“This space is not a parking space. Please refrain from parking on the street!!”). The other is near the slope up to the city temporary parking lot (“Large vehicles pass through. Please refrain from parking on the street!”).
JR Shikoku puts the station manners on one PDF sheet, “To everyone who visits Shimonada Station.” This PDF is an image and the text cannot be extracted, so it was read on screen. The headings are as follows.
列車発着時、乗降されるお客様以外はホームへの立ち入りをご遠慮ください ホームに足を投げ出して座ったり、線路への立ち入りは危険です 譲り合いの心で、気持ちの良い撮影を 花壇には立ち入らないでください 持ち込んだゴミはお持ち帰りを ペットと一緒にお越しのお客様へ 駐車マナーにご注意ください
Translation: “When trains arrive and depart, please do not enter the platform unless you are getting on or off. Sitting with your legs hanging over the platform edge and entering the tracks are dangerous. Let us take pleasant photos with a spirit of give and take. Please do not enter the flower bed. Please take your trash home with you. To guests who come with pets. Please be careful about parking manners.”
Source: 下灘駅にお越しいただいた皆様へ（JR四国のPDF）
In the body of the sheet, it says to stay away from the platform edge and the tracks, to keep pets in their cases when entering the station grounds, and, about parking, “Please stop parking on the surrounding roads or in front of residents’ houses, because it bothers the residents.”
Sunset times: in Matsuyama, from 17:00 to 19:24
About the best time to see the sunset, the “JR Shimonada Station” page of the Iyo City tourism website says the following.
日没前後のマジックアワーは、オレンジから紫、そして紺色へと変化する伊予灘の景色を堪能できます。
Translation: “During the magic hour around sunset, you can enjoy the view of the Iyonada Sea changing from orange to purple and then to navy blue.”
Source: JR下灘駅 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
The Michi-no-Eki Futami page says “Futami-cho here has been chosen as one of the ‘Top 100 Sunsets in Japan.’” No official page was found that says how many minutes before sunset you should arrive.
Sunset times were checked in the table for “Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture)” (latitude 33.8333°, longitude 132.7667°) from the Ephemeris Computation Office of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Here are the 1st and 15th of each month in 2026.
| Month | Sunset on the 1st | Sunset on the 15th |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17:11 | 17:23 |
| February | 17:39 | 17:53 |
| March | 18:05 | 18:16 |
| April | 18:29 | 18:40 |
| May | 18:52 | 19:03 |
| June | 19:14 | 19:21 |
| July | 19:24 | 19:21 |
| August | 19:10 | 18:56 |
| September | 18:35 | 18:16 |
| October | 17:54 | 17:36 |
| November | 17:17 | 17:06 |
| December | 17:00 | 17:02 |
Source: 日の出入り＠松山(愛媛県) 令和 8年(2026)01月〜12月 - 国立天文台暦計算室 (12 pages, one per month)
In 2026, the earliest sunset of the year is 17:00 (November 30 to December 10), and the latest is 19:24 (June 24 to July 4). On October 13, the day this article was written, it was 17:38.
This table is for the reference point in Matsuyama. Using the position in map data, Shimonada Station is about 0.18 degrees (longitude) west of the Matsuyama reference point. Whether the sunset time at Shimonada Station can be read directly from this table has not been checked.
Michi-no-Eki Futami is a parking lot before you reach Shimonada Station
“Michi-no-Eki Futami,” along National Route 378, is listed by the Iyo City tourism website as having 128 parking spaces, free. Its “Other” field says the following.
※22:00～5:00、西側（長浜側）駐車場は閉門しますのでご注意ください。 ※トイレ等の利用は24時間可能です。 ※ペット（犬・猫等）を連れての施設内のご入場は禁止しておりますので、ご了承ください。
Translation: “* From 22:00 to 5:00, the west (Nagahama side) parking lot is closed. Please be aware. * The toilets and other facilities can be used 24 hours. * Entering the facility with pets (dogs, cats and so on) is prohibited. Thank you for your understanding.”
Source: ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト
The top page of the Michi-no-Eki Futami official website says “Flying drones in the park is prohibited.” The shop hours differ between the two official pages.
| Shop | Iyo City tourism website | Michi-no-Eki Futami official website |
|---|---|---|
| Shops (the direct-sales shop Asahi-san (海山産直あさひさん) and the tenant shops) | 8:30-17:00 | Asahi-san is 8:30-17:00, closed on the 3rd Tuesday (open every day in July and August) |
| Restaurant | 11:00-17:00 (last order 16:00) | Mondo Bleu is 11:00-17:00 (last order 16:30), closed on the 3rd Tuesday and every Thursday (open every day in July and August) |
The Iyo City tourism website gives the regular closing day as “3rd Tuesday. * Open every day in July and August.” On the Michi-no-Eki Futami official website, the news section has “Notice of shop closures” dated March 11, 2026, and “Notice of reopening of the farm-products shop, restaurant and tenants” dated April 24, 2026. Shops may change and business days may change, so check the official website before the day you go.
The shop hours are given as until 17:00. On the days in the table above when sunset is later than 17:00, the shops close before sunset. The parking lot and toilets are described as usable at night too, as the “Other” field says.
On the way back, return along the same National Route 378 after sunset
When you go back from Shimonada Station toward Matsuyama, the road is also National Route 378. In map data, it is recorded as a two-lane road all the way from Shimonada Station to Iyo. The facts that official pages give about the way back are these.
- An Ehime Prefecture document says National Route 378 “has the function of an alternative route when National Route 56 is closed for a long time due to disasters or other causes, as it is often closed by heavy rain or snow.”
- The same document says the Mitsuaki-Takanokawa section has no sidewalk on the current road. If you park at the sports park, the map from the city shows you walking about 1 km between there and the station along National Route 378.
- The pre-set traffic restriction sections listed on the Ehime Prefecture “Links about road information” page (updated March 2, 2026) include, for National Route 378, sections in Yawatahama, Seiyo and Sumazawa in Nagahama-cho, Ozu. No section within Iyo City is listed. If you go on from Shimonada Station to Nagahama-cho, Ozu, this list will tell you.
- For telephone inquiries about national routes and prefectural roads that are not managed by the national government, the same page lists the Ehime Prefecture Civil Engineering Department Road Maintenance Division (089-912-2720). Road information within Ehime is available from the Japan Road Traffic Information Center (050-3369-6638).
For the time on the way back, the map on the “Access” page of the Iyo City tourism website gives about 15 minutes by car between the Iyo area and the Futami area. The Michi-no-Eki Futami page of the same website says about 15 minutes by car from Iyo IC on the Matsuyama Expressway and about 20 minutes from Nakayama Smart IC (these are times from the interchange to the roadside station). No official page was found that gives the time from Shimonada Station to Matsuyama Airport. For the rental car return time, check the airport’s rental and return information separately.
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The latitude and longitude of the points, and the road route numbers and traffic-light intersection names, were checked with OpenStreetMap information. The point numbers will be the same as the chapter numbers in the driving video. This article was written only from official pages and map data, and has not been driven yet. After driving it, we will add how the intersection to Prefectural Road 22 east of the airport looks, the signs at the traffic-light intersection onto National Route 378, the road width in the Mitsuaki section, the entrance and exit of Michi-no-Eki Futami, the road from the front of Shimonada Station to the city temporary parking lot, and how to walk from the sports park to the station.
What could not be confirmed on official pages is as follows.
- The driving time from Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station
- The usable hours of the city temporary parking lot, and the place where a car coming from the Matsuyama side turns around to enter “from the Ozu (Nagahama) side”
- The number of spaces and the fee of the Shimonada Sports Park parking lot, and its usual hours
- The number of spaces in the Shimonada Station parking lot (for pick-up and drop-off)
- Whether the Mitsuaki Bypass has opened
- The sunset time at Shimonada Station (only the table for the Matsuyama reference point was checked)
- The toll when using the Matsuyama Expressway (Iyo IC)
- How bright National Route 378 is at night after watching the sunset
Parking (3)
| Name | Spaces | Fee | Hours | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City temporary parking lot, west of Shimonada Station (市営臨時駐車場（下灘駅の西）) | 20 | Free | — | For the distance from the station, the Iyo City tourism website's JR Shimonada Station page says "about 200 m to the west," and the Iyo City official page says "about 150 meters." The city's official map says "about 20 cars can park." No information on usable hours was found. It may be closed on long weekends and other days. The Ehime Prefecture official tourism website's JR Shimonada Station page says there is no parking. | JR下灘駅 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト |
| Shimonada Sports Park (Shimonada Community Center parking lot and the parking lot behind the gymnasium) (しもなだ運動公園（下灘コミュニティセンター駐車場・体育館裏駐車場）) | — | — | — | No information on the number of spaces or the fee was found. The city's official map says "you can park only when there is no event." For hours, a notice for September 19-23 says "from 8:00 to 20:00" (on the day of the concert on September 5, the ground was open from 13:00 to 19:30). About a 15-minute walk (about 1 km) to the station. | 伊予市／JR下灘駅来訪者向けの駐車場について |
| Futami Seaside Park "Michi-no-Eki Futami" (ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」) 伊予市双海町高岸甲2326 | 128 | Free | 22:00-5:00 the west (Nagahama side) parking lot is closed. Toilets and other facilities can be used 24 hours | The business hours are written differently on the Iyo City tourism website (shops 8:30-17:00, restaurant 11:00-17:00) and on the Michi-no-Eki Futami official website (restaurant "Mondo Bleu" (モンドブルー) 11:00-17:00; closed on the 3rd Tuesday and every Thursday; open every day in July and August). | ふたみシーサイド公園「道の駅ふたみ」 - 伊予市色々｜愛媛県伊予市観光公式Webサイト |
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