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Niihama City
Ehime Prefecture · City
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Niihama City is an "industrial city" that prospered from the Besshi Copper Mine, opened by the Sumitomo family in the Edo period, and grew as a Sumitomo Group company town. The mountain area of Toyo keeps mine ruins, and the Besshi Copper Mine Memorial Museum tells the history. Ornate taikodai floats parade at the autumn Niihama Taiko Festival.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this city
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Ehime Prefecture
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