Uwajima

Uwajima is a slice of small town life on the west coast of — nothing much out of the ordinary, if you don't count an ancient fertility shrine and the occasional sumo match between two bulls.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Uwajima Castle and Kita-Uwajima Station.

Castle
Photo: Vickerman625, Public domain.
is a hirayama-jiro Japanese castle located in the city of , , . An alternate name for this castle is Tsurushima-jō. The castle is one of twelve Japanese castles to still have its historical tenshu.

Railway station
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The opened in , , Japan in 1992. The Western-style building in which the museum is housed dates to 1884 and is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Uwajima

Latitude
33.2233° or 33° 13′ 24″ north
Longitude
132.5607° or 132° 33′ 39″ east
Population
83,100
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8Q5J6HF6+87
Geo­Names ID
1849041
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Satellite Map

Discover Uwajima from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Uwajima” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “宇和島”
  • Japanese: “宇和島市”

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Notable Places Nearby

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