Things to do in Saijo/Mt.Ishizuchi/Niihama

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

[Goshuincho] Handmade experience A workshop where you can make your own [Goshuincho], an essential item for the Shikoku Pilgrimage and Shikoku Trip. Why not make your own original Goshuincho using [Shuso Washi], a traditional culture of Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture? After visiting the Shuso Washi Workshop (Kuniyasu, Saijo City), you can also purchase your favorite washi paper at the neighboring Washi Museum and make a Goshuincho with that washi paper. *Reservations and confirmations are required to visit the workshop. While you wait for the binding, try experiencing another traditional culture of Ehime Prefecture, [Mizuhiki]! Ehime's Mizuhiki is a traditional craft in eastern Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku Chuo City), and has a very long history as a Japanese culture that has continued since the Asuka period (592~) to the present day. Mizuhiki represents "praying for a safe and peaceful return home" and "a gift made with sincerity," and is imbued with meanings such as good luck charm, warding off evil, and "connecting people with each other." *Available in Chinese and English *Very popular with inbound tourists and cyclists as an indoor experience on rainy days

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

Since ancient times, Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in western Japan, has been regarded as a sacred mountain of worship (Shugendo). Our tour guides will take participants on a spiritual adventure to the mountain through powerful storytelling of the place, while a Shinto priest will lead the ascension to the shrine. [ITINERARY] ① 9:00 Meet at Iyo Saijo Station. Depart by taxi ② 9: 15-10: 45 Ishizuchi Shrine (Walk around the shrine, pray and observe a conch shell performance accompanied by a tour guide) ③ 10: 45-11: 30 Move to Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway by taxi ④ 11: 40-15: 00 Take the Ishizuchi Mountain Ropeway for a round trip to Joju Trail. Visit Joju Shrine and have lunch at Shiraishi Ryokan. ⑤ 15: 00-15: 50 Take a taxi from Ishizuchi Mountain Ropeway and head back to JR Iyo Saijo Station. Tour ends upon arrival at the station.

• Age 18～Age 70
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

At the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in Shikoku, Saijo City is dotted with breathtaking scenery and abundant nature. You can enjoy the city's numerous gushing water stops called "Uchinuki," the magnificent mountains of the Ishizuchi mountain range, and the [ITINERARY] ① 10:00 Gather at JR Iyo Saijo Station. Depart after tour brief ② 10: 00-12: 00 JR Iyo Saijo Station → Uchinuki → Isono Shrine → Hokokuji Temple → Togu Shrine → Tonoyama → Kurose Dam → Ishizuchi Fureai no Sato ③ 12: 00-13: 30 Experience local cuisine at Ishizuchi Fureai no Sato and enjoy time with local communities ④ 13: 30-16: 00 Ishizuchi Fureai no Sato → Rural scenery → Ryu Shrine (View of the Seto Inland Sea) → JR Iyo Saijo Station