Imabari (今治いまばり) is a city in Ehime, Shikoku. The city contains some islands nearby.

Imabari Castle

Understand

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with some English materials.

Get in

There are many options for getting to Imabari. The JR Yosan Line connects Imabari to Matsuyama and Uwajima in the southwest and Takamatsu to the east. From Okayama, it can be reached in less than 2.5 hours on the Shiokaze Express.

It's also connected to Onomichi on Honshu via the Shimanami Kaido expressway, accessible to cars and bicycles.

There are also buses from Hiroshima and Fukuyama. You can take a bus from Onomichi however, there are no direct buses, so you must transfer.

If that's not enough, you can also arrive by ferry. There are ferries from Takehara. There are also many ferries connecting Imabari to the islands along the Shimanami Kaido.

See

Nankobo

• 1 Imabari Castle (今治いまばり城じょう, imabari-jō).  
• 2 Kōno Art Museum (河野こうの美術館びじゅつかん, kōno bijutsukan).  
• 3 Tamagawa Modern Art Museum (玉川たまがわ近代きんだい美術館びじゅつかん, tamagawa kindai bijutsukan).  
• 4 Enmei-ji (延命寺えんめいじ). The 54th temple of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.  
• 5 Nankobo (南光なんこう坊ぼう). In spite of its small size, it is a must-visit for Shikoku Pilgrims, as it is temple number 55 of the pilgrimage.  
• 6 Taisan-ji (泰山たいざん寺てら). The 56th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.  
• 7 Eifuku-ji (栄さかえ福ぶく寺てら). The 57th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.  
• 8 Senyū-ji (仙遊せんゆう寺てら). The 58th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.  
• 9 Iyo Kokubun-ji (伊予いよ国分寺こくぶんじ). This is the former head temple of Iyo Province. It's now the 59th temple of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.  

Go next

Bridge over Ikuchijima

• Shimanami Kaido Bikeway - This 70km bikeway connects Imabari with the islands of Oshima, Hakatajima, Omishima, Ikuchijima, Innoshima, Mukaishima, and ends at Onomichi in Hiroshima prefecture.
• Matsuyama
• Mount Ishizuchi
• Saijo
• Kamijima
• Niihama
• Touon
• Shikokuchuo
• Iyo

Routes through Imabari

Onomichi ←

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