Niihama
Niihama is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Niihama is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 115,824 in 57,781 households and a population density of 490 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 234.50 square kilometres (90.54 sq mi). It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari. It is famous for its Besshi copper mine as well as the annual Niihama Taiko Festival that is the center of annual drunken and boisterous activity and draws tourists from around the country.
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Worth seeing in and around Niihama
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Zuiō-ji Temple
Zuiō-ji is a Sōtō Zen monastery in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, in Japan.
5.5 km · Buddhist temple in Niihama, Ehime prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Shikamori Dam
Shikamori Dam is a gravity dam located in Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, irrigation and power production.
8.5 km · dam in Ehime Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Oji-ike Dam
Oji-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation.
7 km · dam in Ehime Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Niihama Taiko Festival (新居浜太鼓祭り) is a traditional festival which is held every year from October 16th to 18th. In those 3 days, 47 taikodai (drum floats), each representing a district in Niihama city, are carried by more than 150 peoplr and parade the streets in the city. This festival is also known as a man's festival (otoko matsuri).
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Getting to Niihama
- Airports
- Matsuyama (MYJ), 56 km · Kochi Ryoma (KCZ), 59 km · Hiroshima (HIJ), 62 km
- Stations
- Niihama Station, 2.3 km · Takihama Station, 3.8 km · Nakahagi Station, 5.3 km
- Matsuyama → Niihama52 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · ¥700–960
- Nankoku → Niihama53 km · quickest by road, 2h · ¥1,020–1,400
- Hiroshima → Niihama93 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · ¥2,120–2,900
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Next door to Niihama
Niihama is 45 km from Shinagawa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.