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Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen, Shikoku — where to start?

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From the airport to Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen
Bus Matsuyama Airport → Central Matsuyama (Okaido) About 25 min
Airport limousine bus
Direct, no transfers
Recommended Food in Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen
  1. HyotaRamenRamen and izakaya dishes
  2. Sushimaru HontenSushiSushi and local dishes
  3. Sakana Kobo MarumanIzakayaFish dishes
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Getting around Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen

MainIyotetsu streetcars link JR Matsuyama Sta., Okaido and Dogo Onsen

PassStreetcar day passes are available

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Historic·Temples

Dogo Onsen Honkan

道後温泉本館

One of Japan's oldest hot springs; the three-story wooden bathhouse from 1894 is still in use.

Area
Shikoku · Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen
Location
Dogo Onsen
Getting there
5 min walk from Dogo Onsen streetcar stop
Admission
Kami-no-Yu (1F): ¥700
Hours
6:00–23:00 (last entry 22:30)
Closed
One day in December (cleaning)

As of October 2026 · Prices and hours can change, so check the official website before you go.

Travel tips · Bring or rent a towel; the doors open at 6 a.m. to the beat of a drum.
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More places nearby

Historic·TemplesMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Matsuyama Castle

松山城

One of only twelve castles with an original Edo-period keep; from the hilltop you can see the city and the Seto Inland Sea.

5 min walk from Okaido streetcar stop to the ropeway
Historic·TemplesMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Ishite-ji Temple

石手寺

Temple No. 51 of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, with a National Treasure gate and a mysterious cave passage.

15 min walk from Dogo Onsen
Sushi·SeafoodMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Sea bream rice (tai-meshi)

鯛めし

Ehime's sea-bream rice: Matsuyama style cooks the fish with the rice, Uwajima style tops rice with sashimi in egg-and-soy sauce.

¥¥¥
Street food·SnacksMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Jakoten

じゃこ天

Ehime's fish cake of small fish ground bones and all, then fried; eat it hot on the street.

¥¥¥
Shopping streetMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Dogo Haikara-dori

道後ハイカラ通り

An L-shaped arcade from Dogo Onsen stop to the Honkan, lined with citrus-juice and local sweets shops.

Dogo Onsen (streetcar)
Shopping streetMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Okaido & Gintengai

大街道・銀天街

Central Matsuyama's two shopping arcades, with department stores and drugstores.

Okaido (streetcar)
October festivalsMatsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Dogo Autumn Festival

道後秋まつり

Dogo Onsen's autumn festival, famous for portable shrines clashing into each other in the 'hachiawase'.

Around Dogo Onsen
Scenery·NatureTakamatsu

Ritsurin Garden

栗林公園

A vast daimyo garden with about 1,000 pines and six ponds, designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty.

3 min walk from JR Ritsurin-koen-kitaguchi Sta.