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From Sukumo, Route 56 continues through countryside before emerging on the coast. The gently turning cliff-side road, passing though small fishing communities, provides spectacular views of the deep-blue sea, carpeted with nets held up by a criss-cross network of buoys. The next major stop is the port of UWAJIMA , 60km north of Sukumo, famous for its sumo-style bullfights, when the otherwise quiet and compact town comes alive . The main sights - which include an original castle and a fertility shrine - can be seen easily in half a day. An overnight stop will allow you more time to explore the town's real selling point - it's tranquil backstreets lined with old wooden houses and temples. You can easily walk between Uwajima's main sights, but they are a little scattered, so renting a bike (available from the youth hostel or the information centre at Y100 per hour) is a good idea. The castle is a fifteen-minute walk south of the JR station, while the Taga-jinja sex shrine, across the Suka-gawa river, is a ten-minute walk to the north. The municipal bullfighting ring is a twenty-minute walk up the hill to the east. Route 56 cuts through the centre of Uwajima, running past the castle and the JR station and parallel to the main covered shopping arcade, Uwajima Gintengai
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