Ehime prefecture

Ehime prefecture (愛媛県; Ehime-ken) is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.

History

Until the Meiji reformation, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo province.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime is facing the Seto inland sea to the north and is bordered by Kagawa and Tokushima in the east and Kochi in the south.

Cities

• Hojo
• Imabari
• Iyo
• Matsuyama (capital)
• Niihama
• Ozu
• Saijo
• Shikokuchuo
• Toyo
• Uwajima
• Yawatahama

Districts

• Higashiuwa
  • Akehama
  • Nomura
  • Shirokawa
  • Uwa
• Iyo
  • Futami
  • Hirota
  • Masaki
  • Nakayama
  • Tobe
• Kamiukena
  • Kuma
  • Mikawa
  • Oda
  • Omogo
  • Yanadani
• Kita
  • Hijikawa
  • Ikazaki
  • Kawabe
  • Nagahama
  • Uchiko
• Kitauwa
  • Hiromi
  • Hiyoshi
  • Matsuno
  • Mima
  • Tsushima
  • Yoshida
• Minamiuwa
  • Ipponmatsu
  • Johen
  • Misho
  • Nishiumi
  • Uchiumi
• Nishiuwa
  • Honai
  • Ikata
  • Mikame
  • Misaki
  • Seto
• Ochi
  • Asakura
  • Hakata
  • Ikina
  • Iwagi
  • Kamiura
  • Kikuma
  • Miyakubo
  • Namikata
  • Omishima
  • Onishi
  • Sekizen
  • Tamagawa
  • Uoshima
  • Yoshiumi
  • Yuge
• Onsen
  • Kawauchi
  • Nakajima
  • Shigenobu
• Shusou
  • Komatsu
  • Tanbara

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

The meaning of Ehime is "beautiful maiden".

External links

• Official Ehime prefecture homepage