The True Greatness of Niihama as Seen by an Immigrant: A Record of Buried Values Discovered by an Outsider
The True Greatness of Niihama as Seen by an Immigrant
A Record of Buried Values Discovered by an Outsider
Do you know Niihama?
An industrial city in Ehime Prefecture.
A population of 120,000.
It is neither Matsuyama nor Takamatsu.
That might be all you imagine.
But,
the Niihama I have unearthed as an immigrant
was a completely different city.
In this city, there are values sleeping that have not yet been named.
There are things that locals take so much for granted
that they don't even notice them.
The scenery they see every day
actually holds incredible value.
Niihama City is exactly like that.
When I searched for 'note Niihama' on Google,
my article appeared on the top page,
pushing aside numerous official magazines and powerful blogs.
That wasn't because I had a large number of followers.
It was because I walked the streets on my own two feet
and kept writing in a gritty, persistent way.
I was evaluated for the depth of my content.
There were men who built this city
When talking about the history of Niihama,
there are two people you absolutely cannot leave out.
Saihei Hirose, who modernized the Besshi Copper Mine.
Teigo Iba, who planted countless trees on the mountains devastated by smoke pollution
and returned them to nature.
In the turbulent era of the Meiji period,
these were men who were already
intensely looking 'a little bit ahead (into the future).'
If they had only looked at short-term profits,
they would have just finished by carving up the mountains.
The people who fought to leave assets for the future
created the Niihama of today.
A city where dots have become lines.
That is Niihama City.
Things I saw because I am an outsider
There are things I realized after moving here.
Scenery that is too ordinary for locals
can be breathtaking views for an outsider.
Why do the Science Museum and the Akagane Museum
both exist in this city?
Why do the Taikodai floats of the Niihama Taiko Festival
have such overwhelming power?
Why did shrimp tempura and fuguzaku
become the soul food of this city?
The lost ferries, flying boats,
and memories of the shopping streets along the old national highway.
Everything
was connected by the 'line' of history
known as the Besshi Copper Mine.
About this magazine
This magazine is
a mixed pack of free and paid articles.
Get to know the gateway to Niihama through the free articles,
and experience its depth through the paid ones.
Read all articles for ¥500.
It contains multiple articles
that cost ¥300 each.
If you want to read two or more,
it is definitely a better deal to buy the magazine.
And,
I will continue to add more articles.
Every time I add more,
the value of the ¥500 deal just keeps increasing.
Now is the cheapest time to join.
What is written in this magazine
✅ The Besshi Copper Mine and the philosophies of Saihei Hirose and Sadatake Iba
✅ The true power and history of the Niihama Taiko Festival
✅ A deep dive into local gourmet food (ebi-ten, fugu-zaku)
✅ Memories of lost transportation (ferries, flying boats)
✅ The history and present of a city where dots and lines connect
✅ The potential of Niihama as seen from an immigrant's perspective
As the number of articles increases,
the value of this magazine will also rise.
Who this magazine is not for
❌ People who are not interested in Niihama
❌ People who only want superficial tourist information
❌ People who only want to see the city through numbers and data
Who this magazine is for
✅ People interested in Niihama, Ehime, and Shikoku
✅ People who want to know deeply about local history and culture
✅ People who want to rediscover local values
✅ People considering moving or relocating to a rural area
✅ People interested in regional dissemination
✅ People looking for the unknown charms of Japan
Why I keep giving
In rural areas,
emotions that have yet to be named are still sleeping.
Just by having one more person
who can put those into words,
the scenery around us begins to change.
A magazine created together with the locals.
I receive new topics in the comments,
and those become articles in turn.
This cycle
continues to unearth
the buried values of Niihama.
That is why I keep giving.
Because I want people to know about Niihama.
Finally
This is not a story about a successful person.
51 years old. 15 years of night shifts. ADHD. Rural relocation. One iPhone.
A record written through grit,
walking the streets on my own two feet,
while being taught by the locals.
It is not the "number" of followers you should chase.
It is the "depth" of the content.
Even under poor conditions, people can create value.
There is no basis anywhere to give up.
Niihama is still so interesting. 🏍️
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