Details About Uwajima

Uwajima is a city located in Ehime, Japan. In 1595, what is now Uwajima was known as Itajima village.Uwajima is home to an unusual fertility shrine called Taga Shrine, which features a large, realistic phallus carved from a log approximately 9 feet in length, 1 foot in diameter. Next to the shrine is a graphic sex museum, filled with artifacts and paintings from around the world.A mask of Ushioni, the Cow Demon, one of the many used throughout history during the bullfighting festival.The city is renowned for its bullfighting, but they differ from the more widely-known Spanish bullfights in that there is no matador. Two bulls are brought together in a ring, and fight until one bull's knees touch the ground or flees from the ring, marking it the loser.