Uwajima

Uwajima Youth Hostel
+81 0895-22-7177
Single rooms are ¥3500, dorms ¥2100, plus optional breakfast/dinner for ¥600/1000

Inconveniently located on Atago Hill to the south of town, a fair hike about 2k from the train station or an 8 minute taxi ride. Note also that they're closed on Sundays. They do offer bike rentals and Internet access, though.

Hotel Clement Uwajima
10-1 Nishiki-cho
+81 0895-23-6111
Rooms from ¥6930 single

Business hotel connected to JR Uwajima Station, with a summer beer garden 6-9PM, ¥3600 all you can eat/drink.

Hotel Shirakabe
2-22 Tsurushima-cho
+81 0895-22-3585
Rooms from ¥4200 single, ¥6300 double; breakfast ¥500

Cheap accommodations suitable for a quick trip; free washing machine and Internet are included.

Sunokawa Park Camping
A night costs ¥300, and there's a bus stop right outside, although it's a fairly steep ¥990 to the city from here

A very pleasant seaside camping ground, located an hour down the road south from Uwajima on the way to Sukumo and Cape Ashizuri. Facilities include showers, toilets, barbecue pits and acres of grass.

Uwajima Kokusai Hotel
4-1 Nishiki-cho
+81 0895-25-0111
Rooms from ¥14,000 single, includes two meals; surcharge for holiday and sumo periods

Luxury option in the center of town, with a large public bath, bar, cafe, and upscale restaurant. It's popular with tour groups, particularly folks in town for the bull sumo, and the staff will be happy to help with tickets.