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Shikokuchuo City
Ehime Prefecture · City
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Shikokuchuo City, at the eastern end of Ehime Prefecture, borders the 3 prefectures of Kagawa, Kochi, and Tokushima. Home to Daio Paper's headquarters, it is one of Japan's leading paper industry areas and among the top in shipments of paper products. It is known for the "Yamaji-kaze," a local wind from the mountains, and Kiri no Mori daifuku are popular.
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
Buddhist templeSankaku-ji TempleShingon temple in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 65 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeSenryu-ji Templetemple in Shikokuchuo, Ehime prefecture, Japan
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Shinto shrineMurayama Shrineshrine in Shikokuchūō, Ehime
Shinto shrineMishima ShrineShinto shrine in Shikokuchuo, Ehime, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Umamukaiyama Kofunburial mound in Japan
Shopping centerAEON Town Kawanoe (Shopping center)
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kiri-no-moriroadside station in Shikokuchuo, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ehime Prefecture
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