Welcome to Ozu

About Ozu

Against a backdrop of lushly forested mountains, a splendid medieval castle shines white above city streets. At its feet a broad river’s life-giving emerald waters glide silently by. Here, the rich blessings of nature inspired successive civilizations to a create a small city with a potent culture – and enticing rewards for those who live and visit here.

Once known as Ehime Prefecture’s ‘little Kyoto’, Ozu lies just around three hours from Tokyo by air and rail, and mere minutes from the serene Seto inland sea. Its breezy, Mediterranean-like climate, idyllic setting and easy-going air belie a complex and unique cultural and leisure offer, whose many layers lie waiting to captivate and indulge the traveller.

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