Another painted train at Uwajima station:


Bull fighting is big in Uwajima and they have a statue at the station. The palms along the streets immediately remind me of the Mediterranean cities.

The shopping street is deserted on this Friday afternoon:


My destination was the castle which is above the city on a hill. It’s one of only 12 castles in Japan that are original and not reconstructed from scratch.

A wood model shows the skeleton of the donjon to scale. If the camera translation is correct (no English signs at all), the donjon in this form was built in the 17th century.

Good views all around:



Next and last stop today: Ozu