Ehime Mikan
愛媛みかんIngredientSep to Dec
Ehime mikan are the sweet, easy-peel satsuma mandarins the prefecture has grown on a large scale since the Meiji era, and autumn into winter is their season.
Where to eat Ehime Mikan
- Dogo Onsen Honkan shopMatsuyama
Mikan juice for ¥180 in 2026, sold for after the bath.
Ehime started growing unshu mikan on a large scale in the Meiji era and led Japan's mikan harvest until 2003, and Wakayama overtook it in 2004. The prefecture still ranks second, and the southern Nanyo area farms citrus and fish above all. Iyokan is the other Ehime citrus most people know.
After a soak at Dogo Onsen Honkan, the bathhouse shop sells mikan juice for ¥180 and small bars of mikan soap for ¥70.
Quick answers about Ehime Mikanよくある質問
How do you order Ehime Mikan?
Buy a bag at a farm stand or michi-no-eki, or ask for mikan juice wherever you stop.
When is Ehime Mikan in season?
Ehime Mikan: Unshu mikan ripen from September to December by variety, with the earliest kinds picked in September and October.