Matsuyama International Exchange Center MIC — Attraction in Matsuyama

MIC is great. They're so helpful for foreign persons living in Matsuyama. Worst case scenario for a foreign person is an emergency room visit in Matsuyama. For some weird reason they move emergency services locations around every day. Almost none of these facilities have an English speaker. When you're moved from one hospital to another, from one doctor to another, most of whom as to be expected, barely understand you or don't understand at all. The worst part of that is there's almost no paper/E trail of what happened and there's a good chance that they didn't understand what you told them happened and perhaps even related the wrong information to the next doctor. So it's the classic telephone game, but a life threatening one. Totally confusing for someone going through an emergency situation. The multiple hospital thing really causes this to be even worse as they shuffle you from facility to facility. Thank goodness MIC was able to provide translation services! Unfortunately after the fact but even then is better than the whole thing becoming more confused and more jumbled and more misunderstood until very avoidable tragedy happens. They have also been incredibly helpful when dealing with the various bureaucracies and understanding of visas and rights and obligations of residency. They're nice people and they seem always ready to help. They can definitely make your stay here feel more sustainable and empower you to...

After conducting an online search for bicycle rental services, I discovered that this particular establishment offered free bicycle rentals to foreigners. Without hesitation, I sent an email to inquire further, and was pleasantly surprised by their quick and friendly response. On the day of my travel, I visited the rental place and was greeted by kind staff who made an effort to communicate with me in English. Despite the bicycles being slightly old, they were in good condition and I encountered no issues during my ride. Overall, cycling around Matsuyama city was an...

Found this after we discovered you can rent bicycles here free of charge. Be aware the bikes are small but work great. All the people are very helpful...