Updated : January 15, 2013

Ehime "the Gateway to Shikoku Region"

Ehime Prefecture is “the Gateway to Shikoku” with its international regular cargo routes and flights that connect Matsuyama with Eastern Asian destinations such as Shanghai and Seoul.

Ocean Route: Closely Knit Network with East Asia

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Ehime Prefecture has 54 harbors, six of which are designated as key harbors. Three harbors, in particular, Matsuyama Port, Imabari Port, Mishima-kawanoe Port, have been opened up to international regular freight routes.

The total quantity of container cargo handled has significantly increased from none for 1990 to 108,878 TEU in 2006. At Matsuyama Port and Mishima-Kawanoe Port, multipurpose international terminal wharves have been established, which are equipped with 40,000 to 50,000t-class berths at the outer port. An increase in freight volume is expected for the future.

Regular international cargo route

Route Name	Operating company name	Services/week	Time required
Imabari - Matsuyama - Pusan (Korea)	Heung-A Shipping/KMTC Line (Korea)	2/week	1 to 4 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Imabari - Matsuyama - Pusan (Korea)	Sinokor Merchant Marine (Korea)	2/week	2 to 4 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Imabari - Matsuyama - Pusan (Korea)	Nam Sung Shipping (Korea)	2/week (Matsuyama 1/week)	2 to 3 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Pusan (Korea)	STX Pan Ocean (Korea)	1/week	2 to 6 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Pusan (Korea)	DONGJIN SHIPPING (Korea)	1/week	2 to 4 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Pusan (Korea)	C.K LINE (Korea)	1/week	2 to 5 days
Mishima-Kawanoe - Pusan (Korea)	NYK Line/Ehime Ocean Line	1/week	4 to 8 days
Matsuyama - Taiwan - Hong Kong	OOCL (Hong Kong)	1/week	8 to 15 days
Matsuyama - Taiwan	NYK Line/Ehime Ocean Line	1/week	4 to 5 days
Matsuyama -Shanghai (China)	SITC	1/week	2～5 days
Matsuyama -Shanghai (China)	Min Sheng Shipping (China)	1/week	4 to 5 days
Matsuyama - Niihama - Kobe <Domestic feeder>	Imoto Lines	3/week (Niihama 1/week)	1 to 2 days <To Kobe>
Imabari - Mishima-Kawanoe - Kobe <Domestic feeder>	UNI-X	2/week	1 to 2 days <To Kobe>
Mishima-Kawanoe - Kobe <Domestic feeder>	DAIO KAIUN	3/week	1 days <To Kobe>

*For the latest information, please refer to the website of the Port of Matsuyama Container Terminal( External link ).

Air Route: the Gateway to Shikoku, Matsuyama Airport

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Located only 15 minutes by car from the city center, Matsuyama Airport was the first airport in the Shikoku/Chugoku region to initiate jet service.

Today, it is an important regional airport that has scheduled domestic flights that connect it with 6 other airports in Japan.

It is also becoming a hub in a domestic/international transportation network by, for example, offering international flights to Seoul and Shanghai.

International scheduled air routes

Route Name	Operating company name	Week / flights	Time required
Seoul (Korea)	Asiana Airlines (Korea)	3/week / Sunday・Tuesday・Friday	100 minutes
Shanghai (China)	China Eastern Airlines (CES)	2/week / Monday・Friday	100 minutes

Domestic scheduled air routes

Route Name	Operating company name	Week / flights	Time required
Tokyo (Haneda)	ANA / JAL	12/day	80 minutes
Osaka (Itami)	ANA / JAL	11/day	50 minutes
Nagoya (Chubu International)	ANA	3/day	65 minutes
Fukuoka	JAL	5/day	45 minutes
Kagoshima	JAL	1/day	60 minutes
Okinawa (Naha)	ANA	1/day	70 minutes

*For the latest information, please refer to the Matsuyama Airport website( External link ). [Japanese only]

Land Route: the Entire Setouchi Shimanami Kaido Now Open, the Connected Ports Are in Anticipation of Sightseeing and Transportation

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As part of the development of the transportation system, all four of Shikoku's prefectural capital cities and Honshu Island were connected by the now completely opened Setouchi Shimanami Kaido Expressway.
The expressway is to be extended to the Nanyo area. In the future, a circulatory expressway system in the shape of a figure 8 is planned. This system will enhance the convenience of transportation on Shikoku Island.