Drive around natural Nakajima (Nakajima Island)

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　From Mitsuhama Port

Mitsuhama Port

Put your car on the ferry at Mitsuhama port, arriving at Nakajima Island in about an hour and fifteen minutes.

There are two routes to Nakajima, to Oura port in the east, and Konoura port in the west.

On this course you have your car, so either port is OK.

Ferry timetable and fares click here( External link ) ＜外部リンク＞

10 minutes (By Car)

　Himegahama, the longest beach on the island

This beach is popular with swimmers in the summer.

With a length of about 500 m, it’s the biggest beach on the island. It has plenty of facilities such as accommodation, a beach house, toilets, showers and so on. In summer, you can rent a barbecue set and tent, making it very popular with beachgoers. During the summer vacation, festivals and events are held, with stalls and live stage performances.

Things to see

You can look out over beautiful Setouchi scenery of sea and islands, so it’s enjoyable in seasons other than summer too. In summer, you can rent beach goods from the beach house.

image:Himegahama, the longest beach on the island

Location

Turn left out of Oura port or right out of Konoura port. Take the turn marked with a Himegahama signboard, and head for the car park.

1 minute (On Foot)

　Pizza class Why not try Nakajima Island seafood pizza?

You can top your pizza with your favourite ingredients.

At Hozantei by the sea at Nagashi on Nakajima Island, you can enjoy making real pizza using a homemade brick oven, in a beautiful natural location.

Things to see

Choose your favourite locally caught seafood toppings. You can watch the pizza cook in front of you. Nothing beats the taste of your own freshly-cooked pizza.

image:Pizza class Why not try Nakajima Island seafood pizza?

Organizer

Hozantei

Time required

About 1 hour and 30 minutes

Time

Year-round (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

1,000yen per person (accommodation is available from 5,500yen 1 night with 2 meals reservation required)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

For about 3 cars

Location

(Nakajima Island) 55-1 Nagashi, Matsuyama (Facing Himegahama)

Phone

089-997-1115
Mobile 080-6392-0741 (Oda)

Web

20 minutes (By Car)

　Drive over the mountains Awai prefectural road

Look out to sea from mountains surrounded by greenery

Heading north on the prefectural road from Nagashi where Himegahama is located, you come to Awai at the northern end. If you follow the prefectural road, it passes over the mountain from the east side to the west side. From the mountain road, you can look out over the superb scenery of Setouchi.

Things to see

Most of the mountain roads are steep farm tracks and impassible for normal vehicles. However, the prefectural road is great for driving. You can see blue sky and sea dotted with islands as far as the eye can see.

image:Drive over the mountains Awai prefectural road

Location

From Himegahama, return to the prefectural road and head right.

20 minutes (By Car)

　Kaikokan

A museum Telling the history of the islands

This history museum run by Matsuyama City is in the grounds of Shokenji Temple in Kumata on the west coast of Nakajima. The building is an traditional house and storehouses, and it holds 3,000 exhibits including farming and fishing implements and daily goods from the Meiji era.

Things to see

All of the exhibits are things that islanders actually used. Seeing them up close and touching them gives you a feeling of how people used to live.

image:Kaikokan

Time

Irregular hours Please call in advance if wish to look around.

Charges

Free

Location

(Nakajima Island) 652-1 Kumata, Matsuyama
Shokenji Temple (follow the road from Awai, and it’s on the right as soon as you get to Kumata. )

Phone

089-997-1087 (Shokenji Temple)

15 minutes (By Car)

　Castle

Art from naturally sculpted rocks and trees

It’s not possible to get close to the big rocks on the west coast in the Uwama district, because the sea normally prevents it, but at low tide, you can get to them. No data is available about their size, but if you see them from close up, they look enormous.

Things to see

The rocks are full of fissures carved in the layers by the sea, and plants nearly cover them, creating an impression of the magnificent power of nature. Nearby is a triangular rock called “small castle”.

image:Castle