Meiji Townscape
This neighborhood in the Kawanoishi District of Honai-cho, Yawatahama City retains many well preserved buildings from the Meiji to early Showa periods. One of these buildings is the red brick warehouse of Toyo Boseki, which was established in 1887 as the prefecture’s first spinning company. Others include the Shiraishi Wataro Yokan, an example of Giyofu (quasi-western) architecture, as well as the Ehime Sanshu building, a National Tangible Cultural Property. Visitors can feel the industrial history of the town.