- Seiyo, Ehime
Infobox City Japan
Name = Seiyo
JapaneseName = 西予市
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Region =Shikoku
Prefecture = Ehime
District =
Area_km2 = 514.78
Population = 46,908
PopDate =August 31 ,2004
Density_km2 = 91.12
Coords = coord|33|22|N|132|31|E|region:JP_type:city
Flower = nihongo|Chinese milk vech|蓮華草|Rengesō
Tree = nihongo|Japanese beech|山毛欅|Buna
Bird = nihongo|Japanese bush warbler |鶯|Uguisu
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SymbolDescription =
Mayor =
CityHallPostalCode = 797-8501
CityHallAddress = 3-434-1 Unomachi, Uwachō, Seiyo-shi, Ehime-ken
CityHallPhone = (0894) 62-1111
CityHallLink = [http://www.city.seiyo.ehime.jp/english/ City of Seiyo] |nihongo|Seiyo|西予市|Seiyo-shi is a city located in Ehime,Japan .The city was formed on
April 1 ,2004 from the merger of 4 towns from the former Higashiuwa District (Akehama, Uwa, Nomura, and Shirokawa) and the town of Mikame from Nishiuwa District.Attractions
Kannon Spring Water
In the former town of Uwa there is a natural spring, the water of which is known as nihongo|Kannon Spring Water|観音水|Kannon-sui. This water was designated as one of Japan's nihongo|100 best water sources|名水百選|meisui hyakusen by the Ministry of the Environment in March of 1985. Hiking trails along the spring's mountain rivers are a popular destination in the summertime. The spring is also used for nihongo|
somen nagashi|そうめん流し, a Japanese cuisine where bundles of cold somen noodles are set into a stream of water that flows down a track, with hungry patrons waiting alongside.Otoi Sumo
The former town of Nomura, now a part of Seiyo, holds an annual
sumo competition for children and amateur adults known as the nihongo|Otoi Sumo|乙亥大相撲|Otoi ōzumō Tournament. It is held after the Kyūshū basho and usually attracts a few professional sumo wrestlers, such asTamakasuga , who originally hails from Nomura. The pros do not actually wrestle in serious matches, but instead allow children to go up against them, with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhtqCCE6F-8 comical results] .Castle Land
A wealthy eccentric built a castle on the side of a mountain near the Nomura Dam in the former town of Nomura. It was originally a retreat for parties, complete with overnight lodging facilities. It never achieved any measure of popularity, and the owner eventually donated it to the city of Seiyo. It now lies uninhabited and largely unused.
External links
* [http://www.city.seiyo.ehime.jp/ Seiyo official website] in Japanese
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