From Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle: Ropeway Street and the Castle Parking Lot
From Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle (Okaido and the ropeway station). You can drive only as far as the parking lot, and Ropeway Street before the lot is one-way.
Summary
- You cannot drive up to the castle keep at Matsuyama Castle. Cars go as far as the parking lot; after that, it is the ropeway, the lift, or on foot.
- We could not find an official page that gives the driving time from Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle.
- Ropeway Street is one-way. In the map data, it runs north from Ichibancho intersection.
- The castle parking lot cannot be reserved and is first come, first served. Matsuyama City says 12 cars; Iyokan Net says 10 standard cars.
- The ropeway and lift cost 520 yen round trip for an adult. The Chojaganaru station at the top takes cash only.
This article is based on official sources and maps. A record of the operator actually driving this route will be added after the drive.
A driving video is in preparation. When it is published, it will appear here with chapters numbered the same as the points below.
Map and points
Point locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) ・ License
Matsuyama Airport Passenger Terminal (松山空港 旅客ターミナルビル)
StartThe starting point. From here, you head east on Prefectural Road 18 (Matsuyama Kuko Line).
Location 33.829008, 132.704103 · Source OpenStreetMap（way/318914780）
Matsuyama Airport Entrance intersection (松山空港入口 交差点)
PassA traffic light intersection just east of the airport.
Location 33.828324, 132.708561 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/666978607）
Kita-Fujiwara intersection (北藤原 交差点)
TurnIn the map data, this is the east end of Prefectural Road 18 (Matsuyama Kuko Line), where it meets National Route 56.
Location 33.835196, 132.758807 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/2118730385）
Saibi Koko-mae intersection (済美高校前 交差点)
PassA traffic light intersection on the section where you head north on National Route 56.
Location 33.836830, 132.758813 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/2450837999）
Nishi-Horibata intersection (西堀端交差点)
PassA traffic light intersection on National Route 56. In the map data, National Route 56 continues east from here toward Minami-Horibata and Shiyakusho-mae.
Location 33.839436, 132.758819 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/6119867780）
Minami-Horibata intersection (南堀端 交差点)
PassA traffic light intersection on the section where you head east on National Route 56.
Location 33.839296, 132.761710 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/6004910008）
Shiyakusho-mae intersection (市役所前 交差点)
TurnA traffic light intersection on National Route 56. In the map data, National Route 56 becomes National Route 11 here, and you head north on National Route 11.
Location 33.839384, 132.764748 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/1649877098）
Kencho-mae intersection (県庁前 交差点)
TurnA traffic light intersection on National Route 11. In the map data, National Route 11, heading north from Shiyakusho-mae, turns to head east here. National Route 11 is recorded as separate eastbound and westbound roads, and both are one-way.
Location 33.840964, 132.765093 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/1649877108）
Saibansho-mae intersection (裁判所前交差点)
PassA traffic light intersection partway along National Route 11 heading east.
Location 33.841023, 132.768042 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/1649877112）
Ichibancho intersection, near Okaido tram stop (一番町 交差点（大街道電停のそば）)
TurnAn intersection near Okaido tram stop on the city tram line. In the map data, Ropeway Street is one-way heading north from here.
Location 33.841271, 132.770184 · Source OpenStreetMap（node/1837717497）
Ropeway Street (ロープウェー街)
PassThe road that the Matsuyama Castle official site describes as "Ropeway Street is one-way" (「ロープウェー街は一方通行」). Its formal name in the map data is Matsuyama City Road Ichibancho-Shinonome Line.
Location 33.843295, 132.771446 · Source 松山城周辺観光情報 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot, Kiyomachi Parking (松山城駐車場（喜与町駐車場）)
ParkingA paid parking lot about 2 minutes on foot from the ropeway station. It cannot be reserved and is first come, first served. The position on the map is a representative point for the address block, not the position of the entrance.
Location 33.843960, 132.772842 · Source アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Matsuyama Castle Ropeway, Shinonomeguchi Station, bottom station (松山城山ロープウェイ 東雲口駅（山麓駅）)
PassYou buy a ticket at the automatic ticket machine on the 1st floor of the station building, then take the escalator up to the 3rd floor to board.
Location 33.844388, 132.771703 · Source アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Chojaganaru Station, top station (長者ヶ平駅（山頂駅）)
PassThe top station of the ropeway and lift. It is about 10 minutes on foot to the castle keep. This station does not accept cashless payment; cash only.
Location 33.844375, 132.768174 · Source 松山城の観覧ガイド | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Matsuyama Castle, main keep (松山城（天守）)
ArriveThe destination. The keep is open from 9:00 to 17:00 (until 17:30 in August, and until 16:30 from December to January). Entry is until 30 minutes before closing.
Location 33.845651, 132.765746 · Source 松山城の観覧ガイド | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
You can drive only as far as the parking lot
You cannot drive up to the castle keep at Matsuyama Castle (松山城). Matsuyama City, the Matsuyama Castle official site, and Ehime Prefecture’s official tourism site all say the same thing.
(質問)本丸広場まで自動車で登ることはできますか？ (回答) 一般車両の通行はできません。自転車およびバイクの通行もできません。
Translation: “(Question) Can I drive up to the Honmaru Plaza? (Answer) General vehicles cannot pass. Bicycles and motorcycles cannot pass either.”
Source: 松山城よくある質問 松山市公式ホームページ PCサイト
※お車では城へ上がれません。 表示している駐車場はすべて有料です。
Translation: “Note: You cannot go up to the castle by car. All the parking lots shown are paid.”
Source: 松山城周辺 駐車場案内図（松山城公式サイト、PDF）
※車で城山山頂に上がることはできません。
Translation: “Note: You cannot go up to the top of Shiroyama by car.”
Source: 松山城｜愛媛のスポット・体験｜愛媛県の公式観光サイト【いよ観ネット】
After you park, you climb by ropeway or lift, or walk up a castle approach path.
松山城は標高約132メートル。 登城には、8合目付近まで運行しているロープウェイ・リフトを利用する方法と登城道を歩いていく方法があります。 ロープウェイ・リフト下車後、長者ヶ平(ちょうじゃがなる)から天守付近までは、歩いて約10分かかります。
Translation: “Matsuyama Castle stands about 132 meters above sea level. To go up to the castle, you can use the ropeway and lift, which run to about the 8th station, or walk up a castle approach path. After you get off the ropeway or lift, it takes about 10 minutes on foot from Chojaganaru (長者ヶ平) to near the castle keep.”
Source: 登城案内 松山市公式ホームページ PCサイト
If you walk up, Matsuyama City’s page “松山城よくある質問” (Matsuyama Castle FAQ) gives the time as “about 20 to 30 minutes”. The same page says the Shinonomeguchi approach path (東雲口登城道) and the Kenchoura approach path (県庁裏登城道) are the ones most often used.
We could not find an official page with the driving time from the airport to the castle
We could not find an official page that says how many minutes it takes by car from Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle (or to Okaido (大街道)). What we found were times from expressway interchanges and times by bus.
| What it says | Which page |
|---|---|
| Matsuyama IC → National Route 33, by car about 20 minutes → Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot | The access map on Access and Parking (Matsuyama Castle official site) |
| About 20 minutes by car from Matsuyama IC | Matsuyama Castle (Iyokan Net) |
| Matsuyama IC 20 minutes, Kawauchi IC 30 minutes, Imabari IC 60 minutes (to the Matsuyama Castle Ropeway Shinonomeguchi station building) | About Matsuyama City and Access (Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau) |
| By limousine bus, about 30 minutes ride, get off at “Okaido”, about 5 minutes on foot (from Matsuyama Airport) | Matsuyama Castle FAQ (Matsuyama City) |
The “about 20 minutes”, “20 minutes”, “30 minutes”, and “60 minutes” above are times from the interchanges. They are not times from Matsuyama Airport.
The table on the Matsuyama Airport official site page “空港までのアクセス” (Access to the airport) also had no row for Matsuyama Castle or Okaido.
The order of roads from the airport to Ichibancho, seen in the map data
We checked road names and route numbers in OpenStreetMap map data. The map data is not an official road register. What we could confirm is that “the road is recorded with that name and route number”.
Listed from the airport side, the roads connect in the following order.
| Order | Road | Direction | Intersections passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prefectural Road 18, Matsuyama Kuko Line (県道18号 松山空港線) | East | Matsuyama Airport Entrance → Kita-Fujiwara |
| 2 | National Route 56 | North | Saibi Koko-mae → Nishi-Horibata |
| 3 | National Route 56 | East | Minami-Horibata → Shiyakusho-mae |
| 4 | National Route 11 | North | Shiyakusho-mae → Kencho-mae |
| 5 | National Route 11 | East | Kencho-mae → Saibansho-mae → Ichibancho |
| 6 | Ropeway Street (Matsuyama City Road Ichibancho-Shinonome Line) | North | Ichibancho → toward the Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot |
In the map data, the east end of Prefectural Road 18 is Kita-Fujiwara intersection, where it meets National Route 56. In the National Route 11 section, the numbers of National Routes 33, 379, 440, and 494 are also recorded as overlapping with National Route 11.
This only means that, in the map data, the roads connect in this order. We could not find an official guide that says to take these roads from the airport to Matsuyama Castle. In the map data, National Route 56 changes to National Route 11 at Shiyakusho-mae. National Route 11 then runs north and turns east at Kencho-mae. We found no official guide that says where to turn, so we will check road signs on site.
The section of Prefectural Road 18 from the airport into the city is the same road as in the article on Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen.
Ropeway Street is one-way, and Okaido is pedestrian-only
For people who come by car, the Matsuyama Castle official site page “松山城周辺観光情報” (Sightseeing information around Matsuyama Castle) says the following.
お車でお越しの方は、ロープウェー街は一方通行ですのでお気をつけください。
Translation: “If you are coming by car, please note that Ropeway Street is one-way.”
Source: 松山城周辺観光情報 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
In the map data, Ropeway Street is recorded as one-way heading north from Ichibancho intersection (toward the ropeway station). The “parking lot map around the castle” (PDF) on the Matsuyama Castle official site also draws a north-pointing arrow on this road.
The Okaido shopping street is labeled “大街道（歩行者専用）” (Okaido, pedestrian only) on the same map. In the map data, it is also recorded as a covered, pedestrian-only road. It is not a road to enter by car.
We could not find a traffic light intersection named “Okaido” in the map data. The intersection at the entrance to the Okaido arcade is “Ichibancho” in the map data. The Okaido tram stop on the city tram line is right next to this intersection.
The same map has these other marks.
- The way to the parking lot is drawn with a pink dotted line. You go north on the road in front of the Shinonomeguchi station building, turn east north of the station building, then go south to enter the Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot.
- Just east of the Okaido tram stop, there is a red X mark and the words “右折禁止” (no right turn). We could not tell from the map which direction of right turn is banned.
- There is a note, “道狭く進入困難” (road is narrow and hard to enter), with an arrow pointing to the road north of the intersection northeast of the Shinonomeguchi station building. We could not tell from the map which road it means.
The dotted lines and arrows are lines on a map, so we will check on site how they match the real roads.
The castle parking lot is first come, first served, and the capacity and address differ between sources
The parking lot close to the ropeway station is Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot (松山城駐車場, Kiyomachi Parking). The Matsuyama Castle official site says the following about reservations.
ご利用は先着順となります。ご予約はお受けしておりません。
Translation: “The lot is first come, first served. We do not take reservations.”
Source: アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
The capacity, address, and hours are written differently in three official sources. The location, hours, and capacity are kept as written in the originals, and the fees are listed together from the table numbers.
| Item | Matsuyama Castle official site | Matsuyama City official website | Iyokan Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 愛媛県松山市喜与町1丁目6-11 | 松山市喜与町(きよまち)1丁目6番12号 | (not given) |
| Hours | 8:00～ロープウェイ営業終了時間＋30分後 | 営業時間：午前8時から午後6時（ロープウェイ営業時間に準ずる） | (not given) |
| Capacity | (not given) | 収容台数：乗用車12台 バス8台 | Given (普通車1０台／バス8台) |
| Fee for a standard car | 2時間420円、以降30分ごと100円 | 2時間420円、以降30分ごと100円 | 普通車420円／2時間 以降30分毎100円 |
Source: アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城, 松山城駐車場案内 松山市公式ホームページ PCサイト, 松山城｜いよ観ネット
Both the Matsuyama Castle official site and Matsuyama City say it is “about 2 minutes on foot” to the ropeway station. The Matsuyama City page was updated on April 21, 2025.
The position of point 12 on the map is a representative point of the address block (Kiyomachi 1-chome 6). It is not the position of the parking lot entrance.
The Matsuyama Castle official site says the parking lot has a quick charger for electric vehicles. People who hold a disability certificate or similar can get the parking fee refunded if they follow the procedure, for a passenger car used on the same day within the ropeway’s operating hours.
駐車料金を事前にお支払いいただき、領収書をお受け取りください。 松山城ロープウェイのりば１階の券売窓口に領収書と手帳等を提示して、確認印を受けてください。 確認印を受けた領収書を当日中に駐車場料金所へ提出していただければ駐車料金を返金いたします。
Translation: “Please pay the parking fee in advance and keep the receipt. Show the receipt and your certificate or similar at the ticket window on the 1st floor of the Matsuyama Castle ropeway station and get a confirmation stamp. If you hand the stamped receipt to the parking lot toll booth on the same day, we will refund the parking fee.”
Source: アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Away from the ropeway, there is the Ninomaru Historic Garden Parking (二之丸史跡庭園専用駐車場; 31 standard passenger cars, free). The entrance to the Kuromonguchi castle approach path (黒門口登城道) is in front of the lot, and it is about 25 minutes on foot to the Honmaru Plaza (本丸広場). The opening hours change by month, and the lot is locked outside those hours.
There is no parking lot in the Horinouchi (堀之内) area of Shiroyama Park (城山公園).
堀之内地区には、駐車場はございませんので、公共交通機関または周辺の有料駐車場をご利用ください。
Translation: “There is no parking lot in the Horinouchi area, so please use public transport or a nearby paid parking lot.”
Source: アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
From the parking lot to the keep by ropeway or lift
The Matsuyama Castle official site explains how to ride the ropeway and lift as follows.
ロープウェイやリフトで松山城へお越しのお客様は、ロープウェイ東雲口駅舎1階の自動券売機にてチケットを購入してください。 エスカレーターにて3階にあがり、搭乗します。 ロープウェイは10分毎の運行です。 山頂の長者ヶ平から天守入口までは徒歩10分です。
Translation: “If you come to Matsuyama Castle by ropeway or lift, please buy a ticket at the automatic ticket machine on the 1st floor of the Ropeway Shinonomeguchi station building. Take the escalator up to the 3rd floor and board. The ropeway runs every 10 minutes. From Chojaganaru (長者ヶ平) at the top to the keep entrance is 10 minutes on foot.”
Source: アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
The fares are the same on the Matsuyama Castle official site and from Matsuyama City. The ticket is a shared ticket that you can use for both the ropeway and the lift.
| Type | Adult | Child (elementary school) |
|---|---|---|
| Round-trip ticket | 520 yen | 260 yen |
| One-way ticket | 270 yen | 140 yen |
| Combined ticket (round-trip ticket + keep admission ticket) | 1,040 yen | 420 yen |
The keep admission ticket alone costs 520 yen for an adult and 160 yen for a child. The combined ticket is sold at the ticket machine on the 1st floor of the Shinonomeguchi station building from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ただし、総合券をご購入の場合は天守観覧券の払い戻しはできませんので、あらかじめご了承ください。
Translation: “However, if you buy the combined ticket, the keep admission ticket cannot be refunded. Please understand this in advance.”
Source: 総合券（天守付き券）の販売について | お知らせ | 四国・愛媛の松山城
The operating hours are as follows (Matsuyama Castle official site, “松山城の観覧ガイド”).
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Ropeway | 8:30 to 17:30 / until 18:00 in August / until 17:00 from December to January |
| Lift | 8:30 to 17:00 / not running in rain |
| Keep | 9:00 to 17:00 / until 17:30 in August / until 16:30 from December to January / closed on the third Wednesday of December |
Entry to the keep is until 30 minutes before closing time. The lift is for elementary school age and older.
About how much time to allow, the Matsuyama Castle official site says the following.
※東雲口駅舎1階から天守のきっぷ売り場までは約30分かかります。合わせて1時間程度のゆとりをもって駅舎にお越しください。
Translation: “Note: It takes about 30 minutes from the 1st floor of the Shinonomeguchi station building to the keep’s ticket office. Please come to the station building allowing about 1 hour in total.”
Source: 松山城の観覧ガイド | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
Matsuyama City says that, if you use the ropeway round trip and enter the keep, it generally takes about 1 hour 30 minutes. The parking lot costs 420 yen for 2 hours, and 100 yen is added for every 30 minutes after that.
The Matsuyama Castle official site says you can pay with credit cards, transport IC cards, QR code payment, and so on. However, the top side takes cash only.
長者ヶ平（山頂側）は、キャッシュレス非対応（現金払いのみ）です。
Translation: “Chojaganaru (the top side) does not accept cashless payment (cash only).”
Source: 松山城の観覧ガイド | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城
The Kenchoura approach path is closed to vehicles until November 27
On the top page of the Matsuyama Castle official site, a notice marked “重要” (important) announces that the Kenchoura approach path is closed to vehicles.
工事施工準備のため、県庁裏登城道を車両通行止めとします。 徒歩での通行は可能ですが、幅員が狭くなっておりますので、気を付けてご利用ください。 【車両通行止めの期間】 令和8年9月12日 午前8時30分 ～ 11月27日まで 【車両通行止めの区間】 県庁裏登城道全域
Translation: “To prepare for construction work, the Kenchoura approach path will be closed to vehicles. You can still pass on foot, but the width is narrower, so please be careful. [Period of vehicle closure] From 8:30 a.m. on September 12, Reiwa 8 (2026), until November 27. [Section closed to vehicles] The whole Kenchoura approach path.”
Source: 県庁裏登城道の車両通行止めについて | お知らせ | 四国・愛媛の松山城
The Kenchoura approach path is a road that general vehicles cannot use in the first place. If you walk up during this period, the road is narrower. The notice does not say what happens after November 27.
What comes next for this article
The latitude and longitude of the points, and the road names, route numbers, and intersection names, are checked against OpenStreetMap information. The point numbers will match the chapter numbers of the driving video. This article is written only from official pages and map data, and we have not driven the route yet.
After we drive it, we will add the following.
- The wording on the sign at Kita-Fujiwara intersection
- The signs where you go north on National Route 11 at Shiyakusho-mae and where National Route 11 turns east at Kencho-mae
- How to enter Ropeway Street from Ichibancho intersection, and the one-way sign
- Where the entrance of the Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot is, and whether you can enter as the dotted line on the map shows
- Where on site the “no right turn” and “road is narrow and hard to enter” marks on the map are
- The time from leaving the airport to entering the parking lot (with the day of the week and the time of day)
The following could not be confirmed on the official pages.
- The driving time from Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle (Okaido)
- An official guide to the route from Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle
- The capacity of the Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot (12 or 10), the street number of its address (6-11 or 6-12), and the end of its hours
- The exact position of the Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot
- A list of one-way roads around Ropeway Street from Matsuyama City or the Ehime Prefectural Police
Parking (2)
| Name | Spaces | Fee | Hours | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama Castle Parking Lot, Kiyomachi Parking (松山城駐車場（喜与町駐車場）) 愛媛県松山市喜与町1丁目6-11（松山城公式サイト）／松山市喜与町(きよまち)1丁目6番12号（松山市公式ホームページ） | — | Standard car: 420 yen for 2 hours, then 100 yen for every 30 minutes | 8:00 to 30 minutes after the ropeway closes (Matsuyama Castle official site) / 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., following the ropeway hours (Matsuyama City official website) | First come, first served; no reservations. The Matsuyama City official website gives the capacity as 「乗用車12台 バス8台」 (12 cars, 8 buses) and Iyokan Net as 「普通車1０台／バス8台」 (10 standard cars, 8 buses). The Matsuyama Castle official site does not give it. The street number and the way the hours are written also differ between the two official pages. There is a quick charger for electric vehicles. | アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城 |
| Ninomaru Historic Garden Parking (二之丸史跡庭園専用駐車場) 〒790-0008 愛媛県松山市丸之内5番地 | 31 | Free | February to July and September to November: 9:00 to 17:15. August: 9:00 to 17:45. December to January: 9:00 to 16:45. Closed on the third Wednesday of December. The lot is locked outside these hours. | A parking lot for the Ninomaru Historic Garden. The entrance to the Kuromonguchi castle approach path is in front of the lot. The Matsuyama Castle official site says it is about 25 minutes on foot from the Kuromonguchi path to the Honmaru Plaza. | アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城 |
Sources
- アクセス・駐車場 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城 (retrieved October 11, 2026)
- 松山城の観覧ガイド | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城 (retrieved October 11, 2026)
- 松山城周辺観光情報 | 観覧ガイド | 四国・愛媛の松山城 (retrieved October 11, 2026)
- 県庁裏登城道の車両通行止めについて | お知らせ | 四国・愛媛の松山城 (retrieved October 11, 2026)
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Read before you drive
- Driving a rental car in Ehime as a visitor from abroad: International Driving Permits, foreign licenses with a Japanese translation, and how long you can drive
Three kinds of license are valid for driving in Japan. We checked the official pages for the International Driving Permit format, the six countries and regions whose licenses work with a translation, how long you can drive, the seven rental companies at Matsuyama Airport, and the Ehime Prefectural Police license conversion rules. - Japanese Road Rules for First-Time Drivers from Abroad: Driving on the Left, Red Lights, Stop Signs, Railroad Crossings, Drinking, Mobile Phones, Speed
Driving on the left, red lights and arrows, the "Tomare" stop sign, railroad crossings, drunk driving, mobile phones while driving, seat belts and child seats, and speed limits on ordinary roads, checked against the original text of the Road Traffic Act, the National Police Agency's Rules of the Road, and the NPA's English materials. - What to do and who to contact if you have an accident, a breakdown, or a road problem in Ehime: 110, 119, #9910, JAF, and your rental car company
Who to contact if you have an accident or breakdown, or find a hole or fallen object on the road, while driving in Ehime. Checked against official sources: Article 72 of the Road Traffic Act, foreign-language service on 110 and 119, the order of steps on an expressway, the Road Emergency Dial #9910, JAF, and the rental terms of the seven companies at Matsuyama Airport.