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Titel photo: Seven Lucky Gods, Butsumoku-­‐ji temple, Uwajima

by Greb Bartholomeus

TABLE OF CONTENTS table of contents 01 uwajima event & exhibiSon calendar 02 uwajima deep | butsumoku-­‐ji 03 uwajima deeper | noboritachi-­‐mon 05 uwajima deep selecSon | look in 07 city info 09

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UWAJIMA EVENT CALENDAR DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 DEC’15

DEC’15

JAN’16

JAN’16

DEC/JAN’16

19-­‐23 23 02 02-­‐05,07 ends 03 „An enchanting 39th Yoshida Marathon Uwajima New Year’ s New Year’s Nakayama-ike Park evening” (Yoshida-cho) Bull Fight Nanakusagayu illumination (Nanraku-en) 500children (Uwajima Bullfight (Nanraku-en) (Mima-cho) participants from adultseachto compete against Arena) Light-up in the picturesque For a healthy new year Nanrakuother and against oneself. one of the rare occasions to see a en offers their guests traditional From dusk the area is illuminated Nanraku-en. (5 pm-9 pm) traditional Bullfight in Uwajima.

UWAJIMA EXHIBITIONS KUNIYASUNOSATO DATE MUSEUM

AZECHI GALLERYUMETARO ART

regular exhibition

regular exhibition

regular exhibition

rice isgruel free ofattraction charge.

Mochizuki another during the event.

KIYA RYOKAN Uwajima Ningyou Exhibition

in Christmas themed lights

UWAJIMA OF BENIBARA GALLERY HISTORICALLIBRARY RECORDS „Takabatake Exhibition exhibtion Kashō” regular Jumble (23.

1 2.

2 015-28.1of2.2various 015) Group exhibition artists from Uwajima.

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BUTSUMOKU-­‐JI „Even grass, even trees, can become the Buddha.”

(Line from Butsumoku-­‐ji’s Goeika.)

The entrance to the 42nd temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage is guarded by majesSc Niō statues. Inside the seven gods of luck greet the visitor on his way to the sanctuary and a thatched bell-­‐house with a dragon decorated Bonshō catches the eye. Ojizō and many other statues worth taking a look are spread throughout the temple grounds.

The deity of the temple is Dainichi Nyorai and it is depicted in a 700 year old wooden sculpture with a core of camphor wood, going even further back to a legend about the founder of Shingon Buddhism, Kōbō Daishi.

A unique prayer house devoted to animals, w h e re f a r m e r s c o u l d e x p re s s t h e i r appreciaSon for the hard work of farm animals is the only one of its kind on the 88 temple pilgrimage. Nowadays it serves also as a place to pray for your beloved pets.

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1683 Mima-­‐cho Sunawachi, Uwajima-­‐shi, Ehime-­‐ken, 〒 798-­‐1102 Japan tel: 0895-­‐58-­‐2216

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NOBORITACHI-­‐MON A Yakui-­‐mon type gate, that was used by lower-­‐ranking ciSzens as an entrance to the castle. The large roof of the gate covers both the main front pillars (kagamibashira) and the rear support pillars (hikaebashira).

Built in the Keicho Period (1596-­‐1615), the Noboritachi-­‐mon is said to be not only one of the biggest, but also the oldest Yakui-­‐mon in Japan.

3-­‐6 Marunouchi, Uwajima-­‐shi, Ehime-­‐ken, 〒 798-­‐0060 Japan

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Looking for some unique presents for friends, family or yourself? Look UWAJIMA DEEP SELECTION no further! The „Look In” recycling shop in Uwajima offers everything LOOK IN from kitsch to anSques. Records from the Showa period, Katana swords, and old wooden clocks stand side by side with plasSc watches, microwaves and umbrellas.

The owner of this recycling shop has also a story to tell. In the sevenSes he met and trained Karate with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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Izumimachi 3-­‐1-­‐30, Uwajima-­‐shi, Ehime-­‐ken, 〒 798-­‐0026 Japan tel: 0895-­‐22-­‐3373

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to Butsumoku-ji Look-in

Warei-jinja Shrine Taga-jinja Shrine

Tourist Information Centre Uwajima Castle Noboritachi-mon Tensha-en

Date Museum

Kiya Ryokanavailable) (English Tourist Information Kongozan Temple