📅 Event Calendar (Matsuyama Area)
early November
Sat/Sun
Autumn Tobe Ware Festival
Admission Free 📅 Annually early November Sat/Sun
Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime (Around Tobe Ware Traditional Craft Center)
mid-November -
Weekends only
Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Garden of Light
Paid 📅 Annually mid-November - early December, weekends only
Marunouchi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Historic Garden)
November - December
Saturday night only
Tobe Zoo Illumination
Paid 📅 Annually November - December, Saturdays only
240 Uehara-cho, Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime (Ehime Prefectural Tobe Zoo)
mid-November -
until early February
Festa Luce in Ehime Children's Castle
Paid 📅 Annually mid-November - early February
2872 Minamitakai-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Ehime Children's Castle)
late November -
early February
Tsubaki Lantern (Asuka-no-Yu)
Ongoing 📅 Annually late November - early February
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Asuka-no-Yu Courtyard)
Year-round exhibition
〜February 2027
DOGO ART | Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen
Ongoing 📅 〜2027年2月28日
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Dogo Onsen Main Building area)
3rd of every month
Sunday
O-jokamachi Marche Hanazono
Regularly held 📅 3rd Sunday of every month (10:00 - 15:00)
Hanazono-cho Street, Matsuyama City, Ehime
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Market / Local Products
Autumn Tobe Ware Festival
A major autumn event following the Spring Tobe Ware Festival. Approximately 60 kilns set up stalls, offering face-to-face sales at a tent market, Tobe Ware auctions, and stage live performances.
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Illumination
Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Garden of Light
Trees and gardens of Ninomaru Historic Garden are illuminated to coincide with the beautiful autumn foliage season. It's an event where the Japanese scenery and the contrast of light are beautiful.
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Illumination
Tobe Zoo Illumination
A weekend-only illumination event held at Ehime Prefectural Tobe Zoo. It's a very popular event for families, allowing them to explore the night zoo adorned with light art.
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Illumination
Festa Luce in Ehime Children's Castle
A large-scale illumination event set at Ehime Children's Castle. Millions of lights and projection mapping create a magical world.
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Illumination
Tsubaki Lantern (Asuka-no-Yu)
Winter illumination held in the courtyard of Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu. Lanterns and paper lanterns with 'Tsubaki' (camellia), Matsuyama City's flower, as a motif, glow beautifully.
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Art / Year-round
DOGO ART | Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen
A project by Mika Ninagawa, a world-renowned photographer and film director, and the creative team 'EiM.' The entire town becomes an art space, with illuminations of Dogo Onsen Main Building and lantern gates in the shopping street.
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Regular Market
Horinouchi Marche 'Hori Maru'
A market held almost daily around Shiroyama Park Yasuragi Plaza, overlooking Matsuyama Castle. Food trucks and stalls are set up, allowing visitors to enjoy delicious gourmet food with a picnic feel.
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Regular Market
O-jokamachi Marche Hanazono
A popular market held on the 3rd Sunday of every month on Hanazono-cho Street in front of Matsuyama City Station. Many shops, including agricultural products, food and drink, and craft goods, line the sidewalk according to a monthly theme.
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Regular Market
Kimagure Ichi (Whimsical Market)
A handmade market held once a month in the indoor lobby of Matsuyama City General Community Center. You can find a variety of handmade goods and food regardless of the weather.
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Morning Market / Gourmet
Mitsu Morning Market 'Shun-Sen-Aji Matsuri' (Seasonal, Fresh, Taste Festival)
A morning market held several times a year at Matsuyama City Public Fisheries Wholesale Market. In addition to selling fresh seafood and enjoying local gourmet food, you can also experience fish auctions.
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change.
Please check the official website before visiting.
Please check the official website before visiting.

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