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Uchiko Town
Ehime Prefecture · Town
Official websiteEhime Prefecture page
Uchiko Town is lined with merchant houses that prospered from producing and trading wood wax, and the Yokaichi-Gokoku townscape is a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Uchiko-za, a Taisho-era playhouse, is still used for performances. The Ikazaki kite battle, washi paper, and the nature of Odamiyama are also known.
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
Important Cultural PropertyUchiko-zabuilding in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Historic townscapeYokaichi-Gokoku
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Uchiko Fresh park Karariroadside station in Uchiko, Kita district, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Important Cultural PropertyJapanese Wax Museum & Kamihaga Residencemuseum in Uchiko, Ehime, Japan
Buddhist templeKosho-ji TempleBuddhist temple of the Sōtō sect dedicated to Āryāvalokiteśvara in Uchiko, Japan
MuseumIkazaki Kite Museummuseum in Uchiko, Ehime, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Oda-no-sato Seseragiroadside station in Uchiko, Kita district, Ehime prefecture, Japan- Ski resortSol-Fa Oda Ski Gelandeski resort in 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 town
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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