Kaimei School

Area

Uwajima

Category

Beauty / health Other

The Kaimei School in western Ehime is the oldest school building in the Shikoku region. The school was built in 1882, and was designated as an Important Cultural Property in 1997. The architecture blends both Japanese and western styles. Inside are textbooks and documents from mostly the Meiji period (1868 – 1903). You can reserve a Meiji period-style class session, using textbooks and teaching techniques from those times.

Basic Information

Address

3-110 Unomachi, Uwacho, Seiyo, Ehime

Phone

0894-62-4292

Hours

9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (last entry at 4:30p.m.)

Closed

Mondays (the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday)

Fee

Adults: ¥500
Junior high school and younger: ¥200

Website

http://www.seiyo1400.jp/c/tourism/2011/02/18/開明学校/

Access

FromMatsuyama Station

【Matsuyama Sta.】JR Uwakai Limited Express / for Uwajima
→【Unomachi Sta.】about a 5-minute walk

FromMatsuyama Airport

【Matsuyama Airport Sta.】Airport Bus / for Matsuyama
→【Matsuyama Sta.】JR Uwakai Limited Express / for Uwajima
→【Unomachi Sta.】about a 5-minute walk