The Japan Railway's express train Shiokaze was inaugurated in 1972, connecting Uwajima with Takamatsu. Since the Seto-Ohashi Bridge opened in 1988, it has connected Matsuyama with Okayama. It is one of the most important forms of transportation between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku.
Discovered on 14-10-2001 in Kuma Kogen by Nakamura, A.