Ozu

Ozu (大洲, Ōzu) is sometimes referred to as Ehime’s ‘Little Kyoto’. I have no idea why, because they’re as unalike as any two cities in Japan can be. Unlike Kyoto, you can walk around Ozu in a day. Nor does Kyoto have a spectacular castle in a river setting with mountains towering nearby. The Kamo River in Kyoto is rather narrow, while the Hiji River (Hijikawa) in Ozu lies in a huge sweeping, stony bed with a certain wild grandeur.