My Neighbor Totoro

As part of the exhibit, visitors were invited to put together their own Totoro and place it in front of images of the backgrounds from the movie.

The exhibit itself was an in-depth look into the artwork and history of the artist, Kazuo Oga. It had the places he visited and drew inspiration for his artwork in and around the islands of Japan.

Ehime Prefectural Art Museum

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Exhibits change constantly. The museum is well laid out and easily accessible.






The museum features a nice restaurant.

Background Artist Kazuo Oga

EHIME PREFECTURAL ART MUSEUM

More to come on the museum and the exhibit (although pictures were not permitted inside the exhibit.)

Castle Moat

A close up view of the castle moat surround Matsuyama's castle hill.

Inside a Japanese Bank

Meticulous in every detail. Accurate exchanges.

Botchan Densha or Botchan Ressha

The train is named after the novel, Botchan, written by the author Natsume Sōseki, who once lived in Matsuyama. It is called Botchan Densha (steam train) but it is not a steam train, it is electric. The locals call it Botchan Ressha. The train is a famous tourist attraction in Matsuyama. Natsume Sōseki has a stadium named after the same novel and a room in Japan's oldest hotspring, Dogo Onsen, is dedicated to his legacy.

Japanese Construction Site

Having a grandfather that was a stone mason gave me an appreciation of all forms of construction. Every inch of space is taken up by the building site.