Imabari, Japan
今治市
Imabari is a town of 170,986 people in Ehime, Japan, founded in February 11, 1920.
Why visit Imabari
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 59 parks and trails, 271 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hakata-Ōshima Bridge, Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge, Imabari Castle and Japanese cruiser Nisshin.
Weather in Imabari
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About Imabari
Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ì.mä́.bä̀.ɾʲì, -bä́.ɾʲí.ɕì]) is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture. As of 31 August 2022, the city had an estimated population of 152,111 in 75,947 households and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city is 468.19 square kilometres (180.77 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Imabari, Ehime (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Imabari on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Hakata-Ōshima Bridge
Bridge · 15.3 km
Suspension bridge on Seto Sea, Japan
Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge
Bridge · 5.7 km
Bridge complex in Japan connecting the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku
Museums and landmarks21
Japanese cruiser Nisshin
Monument and historic site · 10.9 km
1903 Kasuga-class cruiser
Myōkensan Kofun
Monument and historic site · 6.5 km
Burial mound in Japan
Tamagawa Museum of Modern Art, Imabari
Museum · 7.4 km
Art museum in Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture
Museum · 16.6 km
Museum in Imabari, Ehime, Japan
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9 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds59
47 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes271
KAZU
Restaurant · Ramen · 0.8 km
Mo-We, Fr 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-14:30, 17:00-21:00
259 more on the map.
History
The area in which Imabari is situated is part of ancient Iyo Province and had long been a strategic point for the control of the Seto Inland Sea. In the Sengoku period it was dominated by the Murakami clan, a maritime clan who engaged in shipping or as pilots for vessels through the complex channels and rocky straits in between Shikoku and Honshu, but who also occasionally acted as pirates or as the mercenary naval force for a powerful warlord. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu installed his general Tōdō Takatora as daimyō of the 200,000 koku Imabari Domain. Tōdō Takatora constructed Imabari Castle and the castle town which forms the core of the modern city. The domain was subsequently ruled by a cadet branch of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan until the end of the Edo period.
On January 16, 2005, the towns of Hakata, Kamiura, Kikuma, Miyakubo, Namikata, Ōmishima, Ōnishi, Tamagawa, and Yoshiumi, and the villages of Asakura and Sekizen (all from Ochi District) were merged into Imabari. As a result, there are no more villages within Ehime Prefecture.
From the History section of Imabari, Ehime on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship66
Shopping40
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Healthcare66
Map of Imabari
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Getting there and nearby towns
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 39 km away.
- Hōjō 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Saijō 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Sakaridani 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Innoshima 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Niihama 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Matsuyama 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Kure 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Fukuyama 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Hiroshima 62 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Hatsukaichi 69 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Imabari City from Oshima, Vickerman625, Public domain
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 02a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 03a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 1e, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 02a-ii, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 03c, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 03b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 01c, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Coffee shop) 02, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Entrance) 01a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 02b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 02c, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Coffee shop) 01, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Entrance) 02, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Entrance) 01c, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 01b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Entrance) 01d, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Shoe locker), Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 01a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 03b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Bathroom) 04, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Bathroom) 03e, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Outside view) 01a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Dressing room) 02c, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Dressing room) 02d, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 02b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Bathroom) 03d, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Front) 02a, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Coffee shop) 01b, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Original stairs) 04, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Original stairs) 02, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Original stairs) 03, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari Radium Onsen (Indoor - Original stairs) 01, Thirteen-fri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hakata-Oshima Bridge, Vickerman625, Public domain
- Kurushimakaikyou ohashi, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari-Myokensan-Kofun, Prel1h, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamagawa art museum, 地方の田舎もの, Public domain
- TIMA museum, Japanexperterna.se, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari Castle 01, Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- そよら今治馬越, 地方の田舎もの, CC0
- Imabari Kokusai Hotel, ラハール, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imabari City Medical Association Shimin Hospital, Fffkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari City Kono Museum of Art, Fffkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari city Tachibana elem-sch, Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bekku Oyamazumi jinja 03, Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nankobo 03, Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari prefectual hospital1, -- 地方の田舎もの （ 会話 ） 2021年5月29日 (土) 13:31 (UTC), CC BY 3.0
- 真泉会第一病院, Japaneseryuki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ehime Bunkakan, Syced, CC0
- 本堂（薬師堂・東禅寺）, 東禅寺, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Kita High School, Fffkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imabari-nishi highschool, Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 愛媛県立今治工業高校, キアラア, CC0
- Imabari nursing college, アップロード者, Public domain
- 今治市立常盤小学校, キアラア, CC0
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