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Titel photo: Autumn in Nametoko, Uwajima

by Greb Bartholomeus

TABLE OF CONTENTS table of contents 01 uwajima event & exhibiOon calendar 02 uwajima deep | orange picking 03 uwajima deeper | awashima-­‐jinja 05 uwajima deep selecOon | suzu 07 city info 09 datena furusato giW cerOficates 10

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UWAJIMA EVENT CALENDAR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 NOV’15

OCT’15

15-­‐16 21-­‐22 Schochiku Big Kabuki „400closing years Date" (Nanyobunkakaikan) event (around Warei Park) Internationally famous Shochiku Theater visits Uwajima

NOV’15

23 „Te(Tensha-en) ni fureru”

NOV/DEC’15

NOV/DEC’15

01-­‐31 Orange(Uwajima) Picking

29 Nakayama-ike Park illumination (Mima-cho) from

Information Concerts, performances and 3D Cultural event and tea ceremony Call Uwajima CentreTourist for contact details From dusk the area is illuminated projection mapping. in Christmas themed lights

UWAJIMA EXHIBITIONS KUNIYASUNOSATO DATE MUSEUM Matsuri „Sendai & Uwajimaexhibition.picture scrolls

Masamune’ s(ends family and traditions” 23.11.2015)

AZECHI GALLERYUMETARO ART

VANYOH (ends 30.1exhibition 1.2015)

KIYA RYOKAN Uwajima Ningyou Exhibition

UWAJIMA OF HISTORICALLIBRARY RECORDS „Takabatake exhibtion Kashō”

NANRAKUEN Autumn at Bonsai Nanrakuen Photo and exhibition, tea ceremony, illuminations and concerts.

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ORANGE PICKING

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“On a sunny day, you can see Kyushu from here.”, explains Mr Ninomiya, while we pick another orange from the tree. The orange grove is located at the coast and the colour pale_e spans over the blue of the sky, the green and orange of the fields to the iridescent shimmer of the sea. All your senses will be engaged during this orange picking experience. The view is truly fantasOc and the sea breeze spreads a sweet fragrance through the air. In your hands the fruits of Uwajima’s farmers hard work and in your mouth the matchless taste of freshly harvested oranges. And last but not least the laughter of your family and friends, working together, forgeang Ome and the haste of their usual days. Enjoy Uwajima’s sweet life.

Please contact Uwajima Tourism Centre about detailed informa7on regarding orange picking loca7ons and contact informa7on.

Tel.: 0895-­‐22-­‐3934 7me: from middle October to middle December price: from 500 -­‐1000 yen per person This 7me we visited the Ninofarm in Uwajima: hLps://ja-­‐jp.facebook.com/pages/Nino-­‐farm/500912786650461

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AWASHIMA-­‐JINJA

UWAJIMA DEEP | DECEMBER 2015 06 Taga-­‐jinja in Uwajima is (in)famous far beyond Japan’s borders. What very few know, however, is that a small sub-­‐shrine located on the precincts of Taga-­‐jinja carries a not less interesCng story.

In Japan some people believe, that if an inmate object reaches a certain age, a deity or demon may inhabit it as a vessel, and dolls seem especially aOracPve as this kind of h o u s i n g . Af ra i d o f b e i n g i n possession of a cursed doll and not able to throw it away, because this might anger the spirit, they bring it to a shrine, like the Awashima-­‐jinja i n U w a j i m a , w h e re a p r i e s t p e r fo r m s a ce re m o ny c a l l e d "Kuyou" to clean the possessed doll and put it to rest.

If you’re not scared easily and you believe that an exorcism is able to get rid of the evil, just then you might want to visit the shrine and look in the eyes of the many different dolls, each one carrying a different story of how they arrived here.

Taga-­‐jinja (Shrine), 1340 Fujie, Uwajima-­‐shi, Ehime-­‐ken, 〒798-­‐0014 Japan

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When you get weary and Ored aWer your long travel, visit Suzu to UWAJIMA DEEP SELECTION recharge your ba_ery. The coffee is excellent. Prepared with love for the and no unnecessary fuss. Open your favourite book, or a tourist SUZU detail guide to plan the rest of your trip, and listen to Suzu’s Jazz collecOon, while you dive deep in the nostalgic, warm atmosphere of the place.

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Miyukimachi 2-­‐2-­‐26, Uwajima-­‐shi, Ehime-­‐ken, 〒 798-­‐0013 Japan opening hours: 15:00-­‐00:00 tel: 0895-­‐25-­‐1738 closing day: monday

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Warei-jinja Shrine Taga-jinja Shrine Suzu

Tourist Information Centre Uwajima Castle Kiya Ryokanavailable) (English Tourist Information Kongozan Temple Tensha-en

Date Museum

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”DATENA FURUSATO” GIFT CERTIFICATES If you plan to stay overnight in Uwajima between August and December don't miss the „datena furusato“ giW cerOficates. For 6000 yen and a for filling out a quesOonnaire you will receive coupons worth 10000 yen, which you can use in many restaurants and hotels throughout Uwajima. Purchase these giW cerOficates at the hotel of your stay.