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Karihama Terraced Fields
狩浜の段畑Ehime · Shikoku
In this fishing hamlet on the Uwakai coast, generations of farmers stacked white limestone into steep terraces to grow citrus on land too vertical for anything else, creating a striped landscape of stone, sea, and mikan groves. The entire hamlet and adjacent waters were designated a nationally Important Cultural Landscape in 2019 for the way the terraces, village, and sea still function together. Best timed for late February-March for rapeseed-flower bloom and mikan blossom; November-January for ripe citrus color.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn · Winter
- Crowd level
- Hidden gem
- Rating
- 4.4· 16 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Admission
- Free open landscape viewable/walkable via farm roads; national Important Cultural Landscape.
- Nearest station
- No train access; nearest hub is JR Yawatahama Station (~40 min by car via Route 378)
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
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