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　Deboning of Conger Pikes

The women's group of Shimonada Fishery Cooperative hold the Yuyake Pichipichi Market (sunset fresh market) at Toyota Port every Saturday and Sunday.

The women's group of Shimonada Fishery Cooperative hold the Yuyake Pichipichi Market (sunset fresh market) at Toyota Port every Saturday and Sunday. They sell a variety of products, such as fresh fish, hand-made fried Surimi (minced fish), and bream rice. On Saturday, visitors can try deboning the conger pikes, whose catch in this port is the largest in the prefecture. The freshly deboned conger pikes are cooked and served on site for visitors.

Cleaning conger pikes is a special technique, which is the most important when cooking. After cleaning the fish, visitors can try either slightly boiled or deep fried (tempura) conger pikes and compare their skills to a professional's.

Open hours

From June to around November
Only Saturday(Reservation required One week before)

Price

2,000yen

Parking lot

About 30 cars

Address

3670-8, Kushi, Futami-cho, Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 080-1995-5843

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About 20 minutes(By Car)

　Stone Oven Pizza Making(Midori Stone Oven Workshop)

This workshop is held in the nature-abundant Hotaru-no-Sato, which is located in the Midori area of Futami Town, Iyo City.

This workshop is held in the nature-abundant Hotaru-no-Sato, which is located in the Midori area of Futami Town, Iyo City. Several local farmers gather together to run this pizza making course, where visitors can experience the entire process, from kneading the pizza dough to baking it in a real stone oven.

Visitors have several choices for pizza sauces and can choose local specialty vegetables from the farmers' gardens and seafood toppings to create their own original pizzas. Freshly baked sizzling pizzas straight out of the oven are especially crispy and tasty.

"Those who have made a pizza once here come back with their friends and family."

Open hours

Admission from 10時00分 to 15時00分
(Reservation required 3days before)

Price

1,600yen(Per one Pizza)

Parking lot

About 40 cars

Address

8-1, Kou, Kaminada, Futami-cho, Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 090-8287-3595

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About 3 minutes(By Car)

　Strawberry Picking

This event is held in the Midori area of Futami Town, Iyo City.

This event is held in the Midori area of Futami Town, Iyo City. The strawberries are grown at the height of an adult's waist, so that visitors can easily pick them without bending low. The walkways along the strawberry patch are wide enough to allow baby buggies and wheelchairs to pass. To go packs are also available (in current value).

There are several varieties of strawberries that visitors can try, including the Amaotome, a new sweet breed developed by the Ehime Research Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Benihoppe, a large and bright red fruit, and the Peachberry, whose flavor and scent is very similar to that of a peach.

Open hours

10時00分-16時00分
(From the middle of December to the middle of June. But You must be Prior check.)

Price

Up to the end of December (Over schoolchild 1,200yen Over Aged two 800yen)
From January (Over schoolchild 1,000yen Over Aged two 600yen)(Check required)

Parking lot

About 10 cars(Each garden)

Address

Kaminada,Futami-cho,Iyo city

Contact information

Midori Strawberry garden 089-986-1050
Oomori Strawberry garden 090-5276-1110
Nikkori Strawberry garden 089-986-1040

Web

http://www2.plala.or.jp/hutami/(External link)＜外部リンク＞

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　"Machiya," Tezukuri Koryu Market

This building was modelled after the Machiya(merchant's house),a house built in the traditional style of a tea-ceremony house.

This building was modelled after the Machiya (merchant's house), a house built in the traditional style of a tea-ceremony house. In the sales section, we have speciality products from Iyo City, such as local agricultural produce, fresh sea food and processed food. There are also restaurants, food retailers, and a tourism information center around the courtyard, which is crowded with many shoppers and visitors.

We have an extensive selection of local produce, sea products, homemade packed lunches and other prepared food. In the courtyard, there are outdoor dining facilities, where shoppers can eat the food items that they have purchased. We are located in a convenient spot, where shoppers can use both trains or cars, as we are close to the station, and National Route 378 that runs in front of us.

"We hold various events in the courtyard area."

Open hours

8時30分-19時00分(closure from January 1 to January 4)

Price

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Parking lot

37cars(Weekday)
47cars(Saturday, Sunday, and a public holiday)

Address

827-4,Kominato,Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 089-946-7245
Fax number 089-946-7241

Web

http://www.machidukuri-gunchu.jp/(External link)＜外部リンク＞

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　Yuyake Pichipichi Market(Sunset Fresh Market)

This market is only on Saturdays and Sundays at Toyota Port in Shimonada,Iyo.

This market is only on Saturdays and Sundays at Toyota Port in Shimonada, Iyo. Not only fresh fish but also such seafood products as conger pike cutlet burgers and fried Surimi (minced fish) with conger pikes are for sale.

They sell fresh fish and shellfish including conger pikes, whose catch in this port is the largest in the prefecture. The specialties include conger pike cutlet burgers, made with local tomato and lettuce, sandwiched in buns baked in a local bread factory, or fried Surimi with conger pikes.

"Purchased conger pikes can be deep fried or cooked in other ways at the market."

Open hours

10時00分-17時00分
(Open only Saturday and Sunday)

Price

Fish and shellfishes is current price
Hamo-katu burger 350yen
Hamo-iri jyakoten 100yen
Tai-meshi 300yen

Parking lot

About 30 cars

Address

3670-8,Kushi,Futami-cho,Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 089-987-0050
(Only Saturday and Sunday)

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　Yuhinkan

A restaurant located in Futami Seaside Park, on the 2nd floor of the speciality food center.

A restaurant located in Futami Seaside Park, on the 2nd floor of the speciality food center. Some of our recommended dishes are: the Uwajima Style Tai-meshi (rice cooked with sea bream sashimi) called "Yuhi-don (Sunset bowl)", "Satsuma jiru teishoku (combo set)" which is popular in summer time, and "Kamaage shirasu don" which is served between June to August depending on the fish catch of the year. Other than the above, we also carry ever-popular menu items such as curry and rice, and Udon. There is also terrace seating, where the customers can have food and drinks as they watch the sunset and the ocean.

This is a restaurant where you can have a dining experience watching the sunset from the location selected as "one of the 100 best sites for viewing sunsets". Our recommended menu, Yuhi-don (Sunset bowl) is Tai-meshi, with which we attempted to replicate the sunset by putting egg together with sea bream sashimi on rice. We also have various other dishes so that you can have a taste of our harvest from the sea.

"Kamaage shirasu don is also recommended, as it is a one-coin (500 yen) dish."

Open hours

11時00分-18時30分(11時00分-19時00分 July and August)
(closure Tuesday)

Price

Yuuhi Bowl 1,200yen(Half size set 1,000yen)
Kamaage-shirasu Bowl 500yen(From June to August,Some change fish catch)
Table d'hote of Satsumajiru 950yen

Parking lot

120 cars(2 Large-sized buses)

Address

2326,Kou,Takagishi,Futami-cho,Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 089-986-1109
Fax number 089-986-1309

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　Farm-Inn Yuubi

The inn is in the tranquil nature, and as the name Yuubi (beautiful sunset) indicates, guests can appreciate a beautiful sunset from the hill.

The inn is in the tranquil nature, and as the name Yuubi (beautiful sunset) indicates, guests can appreciate a beautiful sunset from the hill. Guest rooms also offer a splendid view of the Iyo Sea. (Please note that only overnight guests may use the restaurant.)

Guests can try seasonal dishes with fresh local seafood and farm products, while watching the sunset. They can also go mandarin orange and loquat picking, or try bamboo shoot hunting (a paid attraction upon request).

"The beautiful sunset is also visible from guest rooms."

Open hours

Non-regular open.
It consults about check-in and check-out time.
Reservation required three days before.

Price

Child 6,500yen Adult 7,500yen
It contains Stay and Dinner and Breakfast.

Parking lot

About 4 cars

Address

1051,Kou,Okubo,Futami-cho,Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number and Fax number 089-987-0388

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Mail

yuubi510@juno.ocn.ne.jp

　Welpia Iyo Restaurant "Goshiki(5 colors)"

A restaurant within Welpia Iyo that has sports facilities such as a large swimming pool, tennis courts, a base ball field, and a golf driving range.

A restaurant within Welpia Iyo that has sports facilities such as a large swimming pool, tennis courts, a base ball field, and a golf driving range. In summer, it is quite popular with families as we are in a location that is convenient for the Tobe Zoo and Ehime Children's Castle, as well as with the users of the swimming pool.

Delicious food gathered from the mountains and the sea in regions of Setouchi and Iyo are served in either Japanese or Western styled dishes. "Super Viking (buffet style meal)" at lunch time is very popular, where Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes are offered. Those who have a meal at this restaurant will receive a free ticket to bathe in the large public bath "Iyo no yu". This ticket is valid for the same day only.

Open hours

Welpia Iyo Restaurant "Goshiki(5 colors) "
Lunchtime 11時00分-14時30分(Last order 14時00分)
Dinnertime 17時00分-21時00分(Last order 20時30分)

Price

Lunch "Super Viking"
Adult/ 980yen, The aged/ 880yen, Schoolchild/ 780yen, Small child 380yen(Other menus can be placed.)
Iyodanzen 1,800yen

Parking lot

About 300 cars

Address

1761-1, Shimomitani, Iyo city

Contact information

Telephone number 089-983-4500
Fax number 089-983-5729

Web

http://welpiaiyo.jp/(External link)＜外部リンク＞

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JR Shimonada Station

Shimonada Station is known as the station closest to the ocean. It was used in the movie Otoko wa Tsuraiyo ("It's tough being a man") as well as the TV series "HERO". On the first Saturday in September every year, a concert called "Sun Set Platform Concert" is held at the station platform with the setting sun in the background.

Urusumi District

In March, the embankment of JR Yosan Line alongside National Route 378 in the Urusumi District becomes blanketed with canola blossoms. Residents of Urusumi district celebrate the occasion with the "Canola Blossoms Festival". Similarly, the "Shiokaze Walk through Canola Blossoms" display on the pathway between JR Nagahama Station and Futami Seaside Park is put on, where families take part in a pleasant stroll each year.

Terraced Rice Paddies in Hondani Area

The Hondani area boasts beautiful rice terraces that match the surrounding natural environment. The still reflection of the sunset in the water of the paddies is very beautiful during the rice planting season, and many photographers visit to capture its marvelous scenery, which makes this area a well known photo spot.

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