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Ainan Town
Ehime Prefecture · Town
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Ainan Town, at the southern tip of Ehime Prefecture, has a ria coast that is part of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Fishing is active, including bonito landings and the farming of red sea bream and pearls, and a citrus called "Ainan Gold" is also a specialty. Kanjizai-ji, a temple of the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage, is here.
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 templeKanjizai-ji TempleShingon temple in Minamiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 40 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
IslandKashimaisland in Ehime, Japan
CapeCape Komocape in Ehime prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Misho MICroadside station in Ainan, Minamiuwa district, Ehime prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeKozen-ji Temple- CastleOmori Castlebuilding in Ainan, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
BayUchiumi- Historic siteHirajo Shell Moundmidden in Ehime, Japan
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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.
National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
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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