Dōgo Onsen, Matsuyama
Dogo Meguri
A fair, comprehensive guide to sightseeing and experiences in Dogo Onsen
- HistoryDogo Onsen's History: From the Waters of the "Nihon Shoki" to the "Botchan-yu"
- 文学The Waters of Literature: Dogo Walked by Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Soseki
- 建築Architecture of the Important Cultural Property Dogo Onsen Main Building: Four Wings and Conservation Repairs Conducted While Open for Business
- 神社Guardian of Dogo, Isaniwa Shrine: One of Only Three Hachiman-zukuri Shrines Nationwide and a Sanctuary of Sangaku
- 温泉文化The Three Public Bathhouses of Dogo and Water Quality: Honkan, Tsubaki-no-Yu, and Asuka-no-Yu
- 伝説The Legend of the White Heron and the Tama-no-Ishi: The Two Origin Tales of Dogo Onsen
- 寺社Ishite-ji: Temple No. 51 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the National Treasure Niomon Gate, and the Legend of Emon Saburo
- 歴史Yuzuki Castle and the Kono Clan — A Medieval Castle Resting in Dogo Park
- 歴史Botchan Train — The Meiji-Era Steam Train Named After "Botchan"
- まちの記憶Dogo Onsen Station and Hojoen — Gateway to the Hot Spring Town and the Karakuri Clock
- 温泉文化Where Does the Water of Dogo Onsen Come From? — 19 Hot Spring Sources and Four Water Distribution Stations
- 食文化Ehime's Two Types of Taimeshi — Cooked Hojo Taimeshi and Raw Uwajima Taimeshi
- 実用Dogo Onsen Parking Guide - Free Parking, "1 Hour Free" Conditions, Municipal, and Dogo Park Fees
- PracticalDogo Onsen Bathing Etiquette and Procedure Guide for International Travelers
- 街歩きHow to Enjoy Dogo Onsen Honkan and the Surrounding Area Without Taking a Bath
- 温泉文化Comparison of Public Baths (Sotoyu) and Lodging Facility Large Baths (Uchiyu) in Dogo Onsen
- 実用An Example of Travel Distances and Resting Methods for Touring the Three Public Baths of Dogo Onsen
- 実用Etiquette for Wearing Yukata and Using Yu-kago Baskets in the Dogo Onsen Town
- Getting aroundSteps and Estimated Travel Time from Matsuyama Airport Arrival to the Dogo Onsen Area
- Getting aroundApproach to Public Transportation and Walking for Sightseeing in Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama City Approach to Public Transportation and Walking for Sightseeing in Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama City
- Getting aroundDifferences and Access Between "Matsuyama Castle" in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture and "Bitchu Matsuyama Castle" in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture Differences and Access Between "Matsuyama Castle" in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture and "Bitchu Matsuyama Castle" in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture
- PracticalSteps and Precautions for Visiting the Dogo Onsen Area When Using the ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass Steps and Precautions for Visiting the Dogo Onsen Area When Using the ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass
- Walking the townAn Example of a Model Walking Course Around Dogo Onsen Station with a 2-Hour Stay An Example of a Model Walking Course Around Dogo Onsen Station with a 2-Hour Stay
- まちあるきAn Example of a Walking Model Course for a Day Trip Exploring Dogo Onsen and Dogo Park on Foot
- Walking the townAn Example of a Dogo Photo Spot Walking Route Targeting Early Morning and Sunset Hours An Example of a Dogo Photo Spot Walking Route Targeting Early Morning and Sunset Hours
- PracticalLocations and Available Hours of Public Toilets Around Dogo Sotoyu and the Dogo Area
- ShoppingBringing Back and Packing Souvenirs in Dogo Onsen: Precautions for Carry-on and Storage
- まちあるきAn Example of Time Slots for Walking Along Dogo Haikara Dori in Yukata and Touring Surrounding Spots
- PracticalDifferences in Bathing Ticket Types and Included Amenities by Floor and Course at Dogo Onsen Honkan
- PracticalNumbered Ticket Reception and Waiting/Walking Routes During Congestion at Dogo Onsen Honkan and Asuka-no-Yu
- Getting aroundAccess Routes from Matsuyama Tourist Port to Dogo Onsen (Limousine Bus, Train Transfer, Taxi)
- Getting aroundIyotetsu Streetcar (Tram) User Guide (How to Board/Alight and Fare Payment System)
- Onsen cultureDifferences Between Japanese "Onsen" (Hot Springs) and "Sento" (Public Baths) and the Spring Quality/Form of Dogo Onsen
- PracticalStatus of Multilingual Signs, Transportation Landscape Guidance, and Accessibility in the Dogo Onsen Area
- PracticalHow to Search for "Dogo Onsen" in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and Distinction from the Homonymous Place Name in South Korea
- Getting aroundTravel Time and Itinerary Planning Considerations for Tours Based in Dogo Onsen
- Getting aroundGeographical Location and Overview of Wide-Area Access for Matsuyama and Dogo Onsen in Shikoku
- PracticalLocations of Free Foot Bath Spots in the Dogo Onsen Area and Preparations for Use
- PracticalUtilizing Convenience Stores and Procuring Late-night Snacks and Light Meals in the Dogo Onsen Area
- Walking the townAn Example of a Time Schedule for a 2-Day, 1-Night Stay in Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
- PracticalBasic Photography Etiquette and Precautions at Shrines and Temples Around Dogo Onsen
- 実用情報Dogo Onsen Public-Bath Checklist: Towels, Soap and a Waterproof Bag
- Getting aroundAn Example of a Walking Route to Explore the Dogo Onsen Area During a 4-Hour Layover at Matsuyama Airport or Port
- 交通Touring by Bicycle Starting from Dogo Onsen — Rental Bicycle Locations and Fees, Bringing Bikes onto Trains and Boats
- 実用情報Numbered Ticket Collection and Movement/Waiting Flow During Crowded Times at Dogo Onsen Honkan and Asuka-no-Yu
- 温泉Day-use hot springs at ryokan and hotels in the Dogo Onsen area
- モデルコースA Sample One-Night, Two-Day Schedule for a Stay in Dogo Onsen
- アクセスIs a Rental Car Necessary for Sightseeing in Dogo Onsen?
- 旅程A Sample Two-Hour Walking Route Around Dogo Onsen
- 散策An Afternoon Walk Through Dogo Onsen and Its Surroundings After Arriving in Matsuyama
- 食品お土産Choosing Take-Home Food Souvenirs in Dogo: Sweets, Citrus Products, and Seasonings
- 温泉Rental Service and Usage of "Yukago" Brought from Ryokan Rooms to Public Baths
- 実用Where to Eat in Dogo After 22:00: 13 Places Confirmed from 9 Official Sources and 4 Store Search Sites
Furusato no Aji Chirimen
Furusato no Aji Chirimen is a restaurant in Midoridai, Dogo. It is located near the Dogo Onsen area and is described as a restaurant offering local flavors.
Tanimoto Kamaboko-ten Dogo
The Dogo branch of Tanimoto Kamaboko-ten, which handles Ehime fish paste products such as jakoten. It centres on kamaboko products.
Taimeshi Stand Kadoya Dogo
A taimeshi restaurant located in Dogo Shotengai. Opened on April 29, 2026. It is one of the business formats of Kadoya that offers Matsuyama taimeshi, Uwajima taimeshi, and a comparison of the two.
Matsuyama Kanko Rinji Parking
A temporary parking area with approximately 60 free spaces, open only on designated days during busy periods.
Jugomangoku MASARU
A souvenir shop in the Dogo Onsen district. It stocks a wide range of souvenirs, including sweets, sake and specialities from Dogo, Matsuyama and Ehime as well as the wider Shikoku and Seto Inland Sea area, plus mascot-character goods.
Washoku Takanashi
A Japanese restaurant in the Dogo Ichiman area. It centres on set meals served at both lunch and dinner, such as tempura and sashimi sets.
Villa Dogo
An inn about a 2-minute walk from Dogo Onsen. All eight rooms have a bath and a washlet toilet, and it can take groups and longer stays.
CHAHARU Hanare, Dogo Yumekura
A seven-room ryokan standing immediately east of Dogo Onsen Honkan. Each room has an indoor bath fed by piped hot spring water, and Ehime crafts such as Tobe ware and Imabari towels are used throughout.
Cafe Dogotei
An eating place near the Dogo shopping arcade. It serves Japanese food and lunch, and is easy to drop into between a bath and a walk.
Imabariya
A souvenir shop in the Dogo Onsen district. It sells kasuri-patterned hime-daruma and hime-temari, along with sweets, local sake and Imabari towels.
Iori Honten
Iori Honten is a Imabari towel specialty shop in Dogo. It handles bath towels, face towels, baby and children's goods, bedding, bath goods, and gift items.
Mausoleum of Matsudaira Sadamasa
A mausoleum in Iwaidani-higashi-machi, Matsuyama, enshrining Matsudaira Sadamasa (1610–1673), the younger brother of Matsudaira Sadayuki, the first lord of the Matsuyama Domain. Sadamasa was stripped of his domain after becoming a Buddhist monk and thereafter lived in Matsuyama.
Dogo Onsen Iwaidani Higashimachi Parking
A municipal parking area open 24 hours a day. The first hour is free for everyone. Capacity is 43 vehicles.
Gian-ji Temple
A temple of the Soto sect located in Dogo Himetsuka. It is a temple associated with the Kono clan, said to have been founded by Kono Hikoshiro Yoshiyasu in 1539, and is an unofficial temple (bangai fudasho) of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.
Dogo Jinrikisha Ganso Kurumayasan
A sightseeing rickshaw departing from and arriving in front of Dogo Onsen Station. The oldest sightseeing rickshaw that first began operating in Shikoku in 1982.
GOGO HOUSE
A guesthouse located in Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City. Accommodation reservations are accepted through booking websites such as Airbnb, Rakuten Travel, and LIFULL STAY.
Kimono Bar -CHAHARU-
A bar located on the 1st floor of Dogo Onsen Chaharu. It serves sake, cocktails, local beer, and more in a Japanese-style space. It is open on Thursday through Sunday nights.
Familymart Dogo Yunomachi
Familymart Dogo Yunomachi, a convenience store in Dogo Yunomachi. Convenient for food and drink and ATM use in the onsen district.
Sosaku Ryori Hayama Saryo
A reservation-only restaurant within Dogo Yamanote Garden Place. It serves creative Japanese cooking and kaiseki using seasonal Seto Inland Sea produce and seasonings from long-established makers.
Petit Madonna
A coffee shop in Dogo Yunomachi. It serves siphon-brewed coffee and Western-style light meals.
Soratobu Takoyaki Kacchan Iwaidani
Soratobu Takoyaki Kacchan Iwai Dani is a takoyaki takeout shop in Iwaidani. It is a local shop where you can take home freshly made takoyaki.
Times Dogo Imaichi
Times Dogo Imaichi is a small coin parking area in the Dogo Imaichi area.
Paraca Iyobank Dogo Parking
A general-purpose parking area attached to a bank. An asset utilization model.
Hotel Eco Dogo
A hotel in Dogo Yuzukicho. It is close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and serves as a convenient base for visiting the bathhouses and walking around the district.
Familymart Iwasaki 2chome
A 24-hour convenience store, a 5-minute walk from Dogo Park. Parking and various services are available.
Sobaya Futaba
A soba restaurant in Ishite, Matsuyama. It opens for lunch, with evenings by reservation only, and stands towards Ishiteji.
Maho wa Iranai
A specialty store for high-grade bread in Dogo Yunomachi. It handles plain “Shinsekai” and raisin “Budou no Toriko” primarily, and also offers online sales.
EX-PARK Dogo
A mid-sized coin parking lot with a capacity of 24 vehicles. A stay-balanced type.
Ehime Dogo Konnyaku Shabon
The Dogo shop of a brand selling soap made from konnyaku. It stocks facial soaps, body and hand care, bath additives and gift sets.
Doramomiji Red Yuzukicho
Doramomiji Red Yuzukicho is a seafood izakaya within a 1-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan. It offers Setouchi sashimi, the owner’s catch, and local sake from across Japan selected by a sake sommelier.
Menkobo Harumi
Opened in June 2026 in the former location of Ramen NORI. It is a shop specializing in abura soba (oil noodles).
Yugama Yakushi
A stone yugama in Dogo Park. It is a cylindrical stone object that was once used as a hot spring outlet for Dogo Onsen, and is a Tangible Cultural Property designated by Ehime Prefecture.
Meiko Gijuku Dogo
A learningcram school that combines interactive individual instruction and digital learning materials. Self-study space and parking are available.
Nikitatsu Kurabu
A brewery-direct shop located next to Minakuchi Shuzo's storehouse, inside Dogo Ichie. It handles sake straight from the brewery, souvenirs, and gifts, and also carries store-exclusive products.
Shirakyu
A clothing and miscellaneous goods store located in Dogo Shotengai. In addition to creative clothing arranged from Iyo Kasuri, Kurume Kasuri, and old fabric, it also carries items such as Suigetsu ware, Matsuyama ware, and Imabari towels.
Repark Matsuyama Dogo Kitashiro
A Repark parking lot in the Kitashiro area, one of a small cluster of lots on the western side.
Koto no Niwa
A wooden inn that opened in April 2020. All 10 rooms are equipped with hot spring baths flowing directly from the source of Dogo Onsen. The capacity is 32 people.
Yuagari Chaya
A rest area on the second floor of the ryokan Dogokan. After bathing, guests can have light dishes such as ramen, beer and jakoten (fried fish cake).
Takada Towel Store
A specialty shop for towels and moxa. Carrying various products including Imabari towels, Imabari-made souvenir towels, and footbath towels, with domestic moxa noted as highest-grade.
my botchan dango 30.
A Botchan dango specialist that opened in April 2025. Choosing three fillings from thirty to make your own dango is a popular part of the visit.
Hotel Nakagawa
Hotel Nakagawa in Dogo Yunomachi. It is close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and conveniently placed as a base for visiting the bathhouses.
Matsuyama-Higashi Police Station – Dogo Koban
A police box (koban) serving Dogo Onsen. Close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and the shopping arcade, it is a point of safety and support for visitors and residents alike.
KARAYA
A flower shop in Dogo Kitashiro. It handles bouquets, arrangements, houseplants, wedding flowers, and flower lessons.
Shisen Hanten Naon
A Chinese restaurant in Dogo Himata centred on Sichuan cooking. It is easy to reach from the Dogo Onsen area and opens at lunchtime and in the evening.
Monument to the Merits of Isaniwa
A monument in Dogo Park. It honours Isaniwa Yukiya, the first mayor of Dogo Yunomachi, who led the 1894 (Meiji 27) rebuilding of Dogo Onsen Honkan. The Honkan is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property.
Dogo Onsen Honkan
The symbol of Dogo Onsen: a three-story wooden public bathhouse. Rebuilt in 1894 (Meiji 27), it is a National Important Cultural Property. Preservation and repair work was completed in December 2024, and the entire building is now open.
Iyo no Kyodo Ryori Dogo Uotake
A restaurant in the Dogo Onsen district. It offers dishes using Ehime ingredients, such as Setouchi seafood and Iyo local vegetables.
Dogo Rilakkuma no Yu
Dogo Rilakkuma no Yu is a store themed around Rilakkuma in Dogo. You can enjoy goods, souvenirs, cafe menus, and seasonal limited products.
Shizen wo Hoobaru sola
The bakery Shizen Wo Hoobaru sola is located within the Iwaidani complex. Curry bread and sandwiches are popular, and it has eat-in and terrace seating.
Fukusa Dogo
Fukusa Dogo is a shop selling traditional Japanese crafts and antiques located in a complex building on Haikara-dori in Dogo.
Cook Chum Dogo Ishite
Cookchum Dogoishite is located in Shin-Ishite, Matsuyama, Ehime. It is a takeout-focused store handling prepared foods and boxed lunches, and is located near the Dogo Onsen area.
Menya Niikura
Menya Niikura in Dogo Ichiman. This ramen restaurant serves special tsukemen and chuka soba, characterized by generous portions of homemade noodles.
Iwaidani Park
A neighborhood park with fine views set within a residential area. The cherry blossoms are beautiful in spring, and it has a combined play structure with a swing, seesaw, and slide.
ZONOflower's
This florist is known for its high-quality houseplants and stylish arrangements.
LA CUISINE JAPONAISE Hari
A dining establishment on the third floor of Dogo Onsen Chaharu. It features window seats facing the English garden and private rooms decorated with photographic and textile artworks, serving lunch and dinner.
Arune Dogo
A retail shop handling Ehime crafts and sundry goods, including Tobe ware, Imabari towels, and glassblowing.
Entei
A whole-property rental inn in the centre of Dogo Onsen. It has two rooms furnished with traditional Ehime crafts. It opened in 2023.
Waffle Atelier Muel
A waffle specialist in Mochida-machi. It keeps around 20 kinds of waffle in stock at all times, sold singly at moderate prices.
KING OF DINING, Dogo Yamanote Hotel
A restaurant on the first floor of Old England Dogo Yamanote Hotel. It serves creative French cuisine using ingredients from the Seto Inland Sea, from breakfast to dinner.
Ichiroku Honpo Dogo Honkan-mae
Ichiroku Honpo in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan. The ground floor sells souvenir sweets such as the Ichiroku tart, and the first floor is the cafe Ichiroku Saryo.
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Dogo
A hot spring resort on high ground in Dogo. It has an open-air bath looking out over the night view of the town below Matsuyama Castle, and buffet-style meals.
Takagi Shoten
A souvenir shop in Iwaidani 4-chome, Matsuyama, not far from Dogo Onsen. It is a locally run shop in the Iwaidani district.
Seki Art Museum
A private art museum located in a residential area, a 5-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station. It holds modern Japanese paintings and Rodin sculptures.
Miwaku no Ice DOGO SHIRO
An ice cream parfait specialty store located in Dogo Himata. Opened on August 15, 2025. It offers free toppings exclusive to the Dogo store and is available for dine-in and takeout.
Cat Cafe Hinata no Mado
A cat cafe inside the arcade of the Dogo shopping street. Many of the cats are rescues, and visitors can spend time with them close to Dogo Onsen.
roro COFFEE stand
A coffee stand right beside Dogo Park. A relatively new place to stop at partway through a walk.
wepark Dogo Yunomachi Dai1
This is a very small coin parking lot (wepark) with a capacity for 2 vehicles.
Kaparratino
Kaparratino is a Mochida wheat workshop. It operates mainly on wooden, gold, and Saturday, with the slogan 'Carefully made, health-conscious bread using quality ingredients'.
Isaniwa Jinja Shrine
A Hachiman-zukuri style shrine set on a hill in Dogo. The existing shrine buildings were constructed in 1667 (Kanbun 7) by Matsudaira Sadanaga, lord of the Matsuyama Domain, and the main hall and other structures are designated National Important Cultural Properties.
Dogo Onsen Yachiyo
A Dogo Onsen inn where every room has an open-air bath and meals are served in the room. It opened in 2018.
Pasteleria Donkihote
A Western confectionery shop in Iwaidani. In business for about 30 years, it is known for its apple pie made with Kogyoku apples.
HELLO CYCLING Dogo Onsen Ekimae Port
A sharing cycle port, HELLO CYCLING Dogo Onsen Ekimae Port, is located in front of Dogo Onsen Station. Electric-assist bicycles can be rented to tour Matsuyama’s tourist destinations.
Gyokusendo Honpo
A Japanese confectioner founded in 1882 (Meiji 15). It makes onsen senbei shaped like a hoju jewel, and the salted Gyokusendo Ushio.
Okamoto Shinkyu Seikotsuin
An acupuncture, moxibustion and bonesetting clinic run by the third generation of the family. It also offers cosmetic treatments such as facial contouring and cosmetic acupuncture.
Daigaku Juken Try Dogo
One-to-one tutoring specialising in university entrance exams, for third-year high school students and graduates. Covers preparation for competitive universities.
JA Ehime Chuo Dogo Parking
A coin parking lot attached to the JA branch office, open to general use.
Dogo Shinonome Sai
A shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurant. Matsusaka beef and Kuroge wagyu beef can be enjoyed in fully private rooms. A Dogo branch of the Matsuyama Nibancho main store.
Joshin-ji Temple
A Tendai Buddhist temple in Iwaidani-higashi-machi, Matsuyama. One of the four temples associated with the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira family, it was relocated to its present site in 1635 (Kan'ei 12) by Matsudaira Sadayuki. The grounds contain the mausoleum of Matsudaira Sadayuki, a designated Ehime Prefecture historic site.
Tanuki Noren
A souvenir shop located on Dogo Haikara Dori. It sells local sake, local beer, and local shochu of Ehime, as well as delicacies of Setouchi. It is operated by Jugomangoku MASARU.
Hatoya
A souvenir shop located in Dogo Shotengai. It handles zori and geta, and displays a variety of products including sweets such as Usuzumi Yokan.
Hyotan Dogo
Established in 1980, this is a restaurant specializing in Chinese ramen and oden. It is considered the originator of Matsuyama’s local ramen, Hyotan Dogo.
Times Dogo Ichiman
Times Dogo Ichiman is a small coin parking area.
Lawson Matsuyama Dogo Ekimae
Lawson Matsuyama Dogo Ekimae is a convenience store located in front of Dogo Station. It is convenient for use while waiting for a train or before and after a walk.
Shallbe Cosmetics
A cosmetics manufacturer that focuses on natural ingredients. They operate from a Dogo base and offer all-in-one gels and other products.
Dogo Koen Nishiguchi Parking
A coin parking lot with 23 spaces near the west entrance of Dogo Park.
Mattako
Mattako is a takoyaki takeaway specialty shop in Dogo Kitamachi. Its takoyaki is made with diced lotus root and no cabbage.
Hotel Luna Park
A hotel in Western-style architecture, which is unusual in the Dogo Onsen area. It is a 1-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan and has 86 rooms.
Dogo no Oyado Iwasaki
A fully non-smoking, barrier-free inn about a 3-minute walk from Dogo-koen tram stop. It offers yukata rental and has a bakery on the grounds.
Dogoyamanote Hotel
This hotel features 70 guest rooms with British wallpaper, a wine cellar, creative French cuisine featuring seasonal Setouchi ingredients, and a large communal bath with hot spring water drawn directly from Dogo Onsen.
Guest House DOUGOYADO KITA
A whole-house rental guesthouse in Dogo Kitamachi. It has a kitchen for self-catering and covered bicycle parking.
Yaya Dining
The breakfast-focused restaurant of Hotel Dogo Yaya. It serves a buffet of local produce, including mandarin juice poured from a tap.
Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum
Japanese glass (giyaman and vidro) from the Edo to Taisho periods, about 300 pieces. A 3-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan, inside Dogo Yamanote Garden.
Tonma
Tonma. A restaurant and pub in Dogo Himata. During the day it operates as a set meal restaurant, and at night as a pub, offering set meals such as sashimi set meals and grilled chicken donburi set meals.
GOOD CACAO 33.8°
A chocolate workshop near Dogo Onsen Honkan. It works bean-to-bar with single origins from various countries, and has an attached footbath cafe.
Nabeyaki Udon mammam
A nabeyaki udon restaurant in Dogo Yunomachi. Its signature dish is the Matsuyama speciality nabeyaki udon, with a broth made from Hokkaido makonbu kelp and Seto Inland Sea iriko, alongside side dishes such as inari-zushi.
Fuji Dogo
Fuji Dogo, a food supermarket in Dogomachi. It carries fresh produce, prepared dishes and drinks, and is useful for stocking up during a stay.
Shikoku Tours (Rental Cycles)
A bicycle-rental base 10 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen Station. It offers E-BIKES and Brompton mini-bikes.
mononofu.
An eating place in Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama. It is run by the SAMURAI DINING group, which operates several outlets in Dogo and Okaido.
Isago Chaya
A Japanese-style cafe that opened in April 2026 near the stone steps of Isaniwa Shrine. It serves tai-meshi chazuke and Japanese tea.
Joko-in Temple
A temple in Jokoji-machi, Matsuyama. It sits in a quiet setting surrounded by residential areas on the east side of Dogo Onsen.
Dogo Post Office
Dogo Post Office is located in the Dogo Onsen district. It offers postal, savings, and insurance services, and is conveniently located for sending mail and using the ATM.
Bibu
Bibu is a Western-style food and cafeteria restaurant in Imichi, Dogo, Matsuyama. It offered Bibu hamburgers and daily specials at affordable prices.
GreenNoah
A select shop combining outdoor gear and fashion, on the first floor of City & Front.
Enthronement Commemoration Monument
A monument within Dogo Park. It was erected to celebrate the Gotaiten, the imperial enthronement ceremony, and can be viewed while strolling through the park.
Ehime no Shokutaku 1970
A shop in Dogo where Ehime-grown citrus juice can be poured from a tap. It offers around 20 varieties of straight citrus juice.
Sukiya
This Sukiya store is located along Dogo Himata Street. It operates from early morning to late night and supports parking, web bento orders, mobile ordering, and delivery.
Seven Star Ishite
Seven Star Ishite is a supermarket located in Ishite. It can be used as a shopping base for those visiting Ishite-ji Temple.
Iwaidani Kita Park
A park for local residents in a quiet residential area. It has a combined play structure notable for its circular monkey bars, offering a calm, spacious place for children to play.
Kobayashi Issa Haiku Monument
The Kobayashi Issa haiku monument is located in Dogo Park, in front of the Shiki Memorial Museum. It transmits haiku from the prominent poet of the late Edo period.
Hogon-ji Temple
A temple in Dogo said to be the birthplace of Ippen, founder of the Ji sect of Buddhism. The main hall was lost to fire in 2013 but was rebuilt in 2016.
Dogo no Machiya
A cafe in a traditional wooden townhouse on Dogo Haikara-dori. It is known for making use of a building from the Taisho era.
Ura Dogo
A neo-retro amusement arcade opened in 2023. Enjoy shooting games, local capsule-toy machines, and photogenic jelly ice cream.
Yakiniku Yorozuya Dogo
Yorozuya, a yakiniku restaurant in Dogomachi. It serves selected Japanese Black beef and offal, with all seating in private rooms with sunken kotatsu tables. All-you-can-drink plans and takeout are also available.
Sakai Mokuzen Haiku Monument (Iwaidani Community Center)
A haiku monument with a haiku by Sakai Mokuzen stands in front of Iwaidani Kominkan in Matsuyama. It is one of the haiku monuments scattered throughout Matsuyama.
Kotonoha Yubin
An experience-based cafe where visitors can write a letter to themselves one year in the future. It opened in Dogo Yunomachi in December 2025.
440 Kumo / 197 Oto
An antenna shop for Yusuhara in Kochi Prefecture and Ikata in Ehime Prefecture, on Shoninzaka in Dogo. It opened in 2024 and carries specialities and information from both towns.
Sanuki Udon Setoya
A Sanuki udon specialist in Dogo Yunomachi. It is close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and Dogo Haikara-dori and opens at lunchtime and in the evening, making it easy to use for meals in the hot spring district.
Kobetsu Try Dogo
A fully one-to-one tutoring school for elementary through high school students. Self-study seats are available.
Monument to the Crown Prince's Visit
A stone monument within Dogo Park. This monument, indicating "Chugasho" (a place where the Crown Prince stopped), can be seen while strolling around the park.
Iwaidani 1-chome Park
A small park ideal for a baby's or toddler's first park outing. It has a sandpit edged with urethane and spring-mounted playground rides shaped like a chick and a rabbit.
Shin-Ishite Park
A popular family park along the Ishite River. It has colorful combined playground equipment and a sandpit, and the restrooms are equipped with diaper-changing sheets.
Lady Drug Dogo
A dispensing pharmacy close to Kamiichiman Station and Heiwa-dori Itchome Station. It handles electronic prescriptions and online insurance verification.
Mustakivi gallery&
A gallery and shop by textile and ceramics artist Ishimoto Too. It handles original works such as Tobe ware and tenugui.
Times Kusuri no Leidy Dogo Himata
This is a hybrid-type Times, with a drug store, where the first 60 minutes are assumed to be free (subject to store use).
Ajikura
A local restaurant serving set meals, rice bowls and sushi made with Seto Inland Sea seafood. Tai-meshi can be compared in three different styles.
Kadoya Dogo Tsubakizaka
Kadoya Dogo Tsubakizaka is a local cuisine restaurant in Dogo Yunomachi. It is a Kadoya Group restaurant offering the flavors of Uwajima, and operates in the Dogo Onsen area with tai-meshi as its signature dish.
Fuyusha Dogo
An outlet of the Terakoya group's Japanese general goods brand, in the Dogo Onsen district. It is in Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama, near Dogo Onsen Honkan.
Yamazawa Shoten
A long-established liquor shop now in its sixth generation. It stocks local sake from across Ehime as well as unusual doburoku.
Haru Dogo Yunomachi
A restaurant in the Dogo Onsen area. Served dishes such as snapping turtle cuisine.
Yamadaya Manju Charaku Dogo Onsen
A directly run outlet of Yamadaya Manju, in business for over 150 years. This branch near Dogo Onsen Honkan has an attached cafe, where its signature manju and selected Japanese teas can be had.
Sakai Mokuzen Haiku Monument (Matsuyama Shrine)
A haiku monument inscribed with a poem by Saiwai Mokuzen stands within the grounds of Matsuyamajinja in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. It can be viewed along with visiting the shrine.
Fujiya
A guesthouse located in Dogo Yunomachi. Equipped with a shared living room, kitchen, and shower room, it is a 3-minute walk to Dogo Onsen Honkan, and a 1-minute walk to Dogo Onsen Station and the shopping street.
Sakai Mokuzen Haiku Monument (Iwazeki Amusement Park)
A haiku monument inscribed with a poem by Sakai Mokuzen, standing in the amusement park at Iwazeki in Ishite, Matsuyama. It can be seen while walking the area.
Shunzen Aoigoke
A Japanese restaurant inside the long-established ryokan Funaya. It serves dishes built around local produce in a refined room overlooking a Japanese garden.
Dogo Musubi Kaguwa
An eatery located in a back alley of Dogo Shotengai. Opened on August 1, 2025. In addition to obanzai lunches and nabeyaki udon, visitors can experience making omusubi and matcha.
Akatsuki Bleu
A French patisserie in Dogo Kitamachi that opened in 2021. It sells baked custard puddings and seasonal baked goods, and has a cafe space.
Asatokidoki
Asatokidoki overlooks Dogo Onsen Honkan. The cafe handles additive-free ingredients for homemade mornings and natural wine, and also handles wine shipping.
Ishite-ji Okunoin Atago-sha
Atago-sha, the inner sanctuary (okunoin) of Ishite-ji, the 51st temple of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage. It is a quiet place of worship nestled in the hills.
Repark Matsuyama Dogo Onsen Ekimae Dai2
Located near the station, this lot accommodates 26 vehicles. It secures space to meet station demand.
Yuagari bar Oga
A bar near Dogo Onsen Station. Visits wearing a yukata are welcome, and darts and karaoke are available.
Tempura Goten Dogo
A tempura specialty shop located very close to Dogo Onsen Honkan. Opened on July 19, 2026. This is the Dogo branch of "Tempura Goten," which operates in Matsuchika Town underground at Matsuyama City Station.
Osakaya Cosmetics
A cosmetics specialty store located in Dogo Shotengai. It carries cosmetics from Shiseido and Kose, and also offers miscellaneous goods such as shower caps, hot spring bags, and hair accessories.
Shigematsu Seishinkyu In
A community-based acupuncture clinic near Dogo Onsen Station. There are variations in the name’s notation (common name: Shigematsu Yuki Shin’kyu-in).
Yamanobe Honten
An outlet of the Yamanobe group of kappo restaurants, in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. It serves omakase kaiseki and lunch kaiseki using seasonal ingredients, and unaju made with domestic eel. It is in an area close to Dogo.
Aonono
Aonono is a pub in Ishite, Matsuyama. It offers fresh fish, grilled dishes, and deep-fried foods.
New Dogo Music
A theater located in Dogo Yunomachi. It is the only surviving strip theater in Shikoku, holding performances with a system of clearing the audience between shows. Persons under 18 years of age are not admitted. During the day, an udon restaurant operates in the same building.
Taiyoken
A casual diner located in Dogo Ichiman. Having been in business for over 50 years, its signature "Gatsu Teishoku" inherits the recipe from the first generation.
I LOVE MATSUYAMA
A one-room private lodging (minpaku) in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. It stands in a residential area about a 4-minute walk from the Heiwa-dori 1-chome tram stop.
Dogo Haikara-dori (Dogo Shopping Street)
An arcade shopping street of about 250 meters connecting Dogo Onsen Station and Dogo Onsen Honkan. Lined with souvenir shops and restaurants, you can walk here in a yukata.
Books Haruya Spirits Ishite
“Books Haruya Spirits Ishite” is a bookstore in Ishite, Matsuyama. It is one store in the Books Haruya Spirits chain, which operates in Shikoku and other areas.
Taisho – Sea Bream & Seafood Specialist
A seafood restaurant near Dogo Onsen Honkan, popular for red sea bream shipped direct from the Shimanami area, Uwajima-style raw sea bream rice, and kamameshi.
Dogo Onsen Chaharu
A high-rise hot spring hotel near Dogo Onsen Honkan. It offers views from the rooftop, the baths Tsuki-no-Yu and Hoshi-no-Yu, and Japanese and Western kaiseki menus and buffets.
Dogo Yamanote Hotel
Dogo Yamanote Hotel in Dogo Sagidanicho. Known for its British-style design, it stands in the Dogo Onsen district.
Iyo Yuoka Monument (Replica)
A monument in Dogo Park. It conveys the tradition of a monument related to Prince Shotoku’s visit to Dogo Onsen (the original monument does not exist). Dogo Onsen is one of Japan’s three oldest hot springs and an ancient bath mentioned in the Manyoshu.
Dogo Onsen Hanayuzuki
A high-rise hot spring hotel about a 1-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan. It has a rooftop open-air bath with views and serves local cuisine.
Rairaitei Matsuyamadai Mae
Rairaitei Matsuyamadai Mae is a ramen chain restaurant with Kyoto-style soy sauce broth, located in Dogo Himata. It is open late at night.
Hotel Katsuragi Spa Resort Dogo
A hotel adjoining Dogo Onsen Honkan and the shopping street. Its baths include one with ukiyo-e prints set against hinoki-wood walls, and day-use bathing is also available.
Karaoke Snack Izakaya Izumi
Karaoke Snack Izakaya Izumi is located in the Yuno-machi area of Dogo Onsen. It is described as a food and conversation establishment open at night in the hot spring district near Dogo Onsen Honkan.
Ishitegawa Green Space (Iwazeki Bridge Area)
An area defined by Iwazeki-bashi, a red suspension bridge completed in the Taisho era. You can enjoy strolling and photography with the murmur of the river as background.
Isshinmaru Dogo
Isshinmaru Dogo is a pub within the Dogo shopping street arcade. It offers local Ehime cuisine such as warayaki sea bream and tai-meshi.
Asuka-no-Yu Courtyard Public Toilet
A public toilet in the courtyard of Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu. It can be used together with a visit to Asuka-no-Yu or Tsubaki-no-Yu.
Dogo hakuro
A hotel in Dogo Onsen that opened in 2020. It is about a 5-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station and has a large natural hot spring bath with an open-air bath, along with contemporary guest rooms.
havre de paix
havre de paix is a casual French restaurant near Dogo Park. Reservations are generally required for both lunch and dinner, and the restaurant offers a relaxed atmosphere for enjoying meals.
Takeya
Takeya is a bamboo craft specialty shop remaining in the Dogo Onsen shopping street. It handles bamboo products, including Dogo Onsen bath baskets, sieves, and chopsticks, with a focus on domestic production.
Sushiemon Dogo
A revolving sushi restaurant that opened in March 2026. It is located in the Iwaidani area, east of Dogo Onsen.
Statue of Masaoka Shiki
A bronze statue of the haiku poet Masaoka Shiki in Hojoen plaza in front of Dogo Onsen Station. In reference to Shiki's love of baseball, he is depicted wearing a baseball uniform.
Giant Store Matsuyama
A bicycle shop in Dogo Kitashiro that rents cross bikes, road bikes, and E-BIKES. It is listed in Matsuyama’s tourist bicycle-rental directory.
Taneda Santoka Haiku Monument (Choken-ji Temple)
A haiku monument at Choken-ji Temple in Miyuki, Matsuyama. It commemorates Taneda Santoka (1882–1940), a poet of free-form haiku. Santoka spent his final years at the hermitage Isso-an in Matsuyama, where he died.
Bettei Oborozukiyo
A secluded inn in Dogo Sagidanicho. Every guest room has an open-air bath, and meals draw on the seasons of the Seto Inland Sea.
Umenoya
A six-room ryokan in the sukiya style, using the Yuzuki Castle ruins and Dogo Park as borrowed scenery. It has a semi-open-air rock bath and an indoor hinoki-wood bath.
Masaoka Shiki Haiku Monument (Ishite-ji Temple Approach)
A haiku monument of Masaoka Shiki is located on the approach to Ishite-ji Temple, the 51st pilgrimage temple in Shikoku. It can be visited along with a visit to Ishite-ji Temple, known for its National Treasure, Nio-mon.
Ehime Shugi at Kosen
A select shop produced by Nankai Broadcasting. It opened in September 2025 on the former site of the gift shop Kosen.
Matsuyama Dogo Business Hotel Sakura
A business hotel about a 4-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan. It is a 5-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station, with convenience stores and a supermarket nearby, and rooms at moderate rates.
Matsuyama Municipal Shiki Memorial Museum
A museum on the life and work of Masaoka Shiki, the haiku poet born in Matsuyama, next to Dogo Park. Exhibits include a partial reconstruction of Gudabutsuan, the house where Shiki lived with the novelist Natsume Soseki, along with materials on Shiki, the Masaoka family and Matsuyama's literary history.
Super ABC Mochida
Super ABC Mochida. Renovated in 2024 November. Features high-value-added products and regional collaboration.
Komihana Cafe Karari
A cafe in Dogo-machi selling handmade sweets and Ehime-produced foods. It is a local business that also employs people with disabilities.
cafe roccaku
cafe roccaku is a cafe and coffee shop. Public information such as its address and opening hours is limited, so please check the official website for details.
Rilakkuma Dogo Onsen Gift Shop
Located within Dogo Shopping Street, this shop offers hot spring-themed Rilakkuma goods and traditional Japanese accessories, and features an attached takeout counter.
Asuka Noren
A restaurant serving Ehime food near Asuka-no-Yu. Dishes include fish and chips and burgers made with Ehime red sea bream, imotaki and jakoten.
Pie Specialty Shop Tsutsumi Dogo
A pie specialist in the Dogo shopping arcade. It opened in 2025 as the second branch and offers pies for takeaway made with local ingredients, such as the Dogo sake-lees pie.
51-ban Shokudo
An eating house on the approach to Ishiteji, the 51st temple of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage. It makes and sells its speciality yakimochi, and also serves udon, soba and oden.
Fred's Coin Laundry Dogo Yunomachi
Coin laundry "Freds Coin Laundry Dogo" is located in Dogo Yunomachi. It can be used for laundry during extended stays or long journeys.
Yuge no Ya
Yuge no Ya opened in November 2025 in Dogo Haikara-dori. It is a shop selling taiyaki and post-bath sweets. It is located in a composite building on the site of the former Kadobanponpo.
Iyo Shokudo Otora
An eating house a short walk from Dogo Onsen Station. It serves Ehime local dishes such as Uwajima tai-meshi and sea bream kamameshi from the Uwa Sea, in a historic building.
Ajigen Yamamoto
A reservation-only Japanese kappo restaurant in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. It uses no chemical seasonings and serves omakase courses, nigiri sushi, eel dishes and hand-cut soba. It is in an area close to Dogo.
Ganso Uwajima Taimeshi Gansui
The Matsuyama–Dogo branch of Gansui, a specialist in Uwajima taimeshi (sea bream over rice). Serves Uwajima-style taimeshi made with both wild and farmed red sea bream.
Dogo Onsen Tourist Information Center Public Toilet
A public toilet near the Dogo Onsen Kanko Annaijo and near Hojoen. It can be used during walks around the Dogo Onsen Station area.
Setouchi Ryori Kinbei
A Setouchi cuisine restaurant directly opposite Asuka-no-Yu, the annex of Dogo Onsen. It serves dishes and charcoal-grilled items using seafood from the Uwa Sea and the Seto Inland Sea, along with Ehime local sake and Dogo Beer.
Sushitomo
A sushi restaurant in Dogo Kitashiro. It was popular with both local residents and tourists, and was open during the day and evening.
Masaoka Shiki Haiku Monument
Located within Dogo Park, near the Masaoka Shiki Memorial Museum. This haiku monument commemorates Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902), a poet from Matsuyama. Shiki led a movement to innovate haiku in the newspaper 'Nippon'.
Marusho Seinikuten
A butcher in Iwasakicho, Matsuyama. It sells meat retail and wholesale near Dogo-koen tram stop.
Oshokujidokoro Miyoshi (Miyoshi Honpo)
An eating house in front of the gate of Ishiteji. Founded in the Meiji era, its speciality is oyaki in plain and mugwort varieties, and meals such as udon are also served.
Aoiya
A souvenir shop near Dogo Onsen Honkan. It sells Shikoku souvenirs, maneki-neko, cosmetics and its own original items.
Momiju
A Japanese restaurant in Momijimachi, Matsuyama. It has horigotatsu seating and serves noodle dishes among others.
Hanakatami
A coffee lounge next to the lobby of Yamatoya Honten, a long-established ryokan and restaurant in Dogo Onsen. Drinks can be had while looking out over the Japanese garden in the courtyard.
Dogo Grand Hotel
A hot spring hotel about a 4-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan on level ground. It has the large baths Ai-no-Yu and Hime-no-Yu, fed from the hot spring source, and serves kaiseki meals.
Ashiyu Cafe Botchan Dogo Ehime
A paid footbath cafe located in Dogo Botchan Square. Located in front of the south entrance of Hotel Kowakuen Haruka, diagonally opposite Dogo Onsen Honkan.
Yunomachi Bakery
A bakery near Dogo Onsen. It opens early in the morning and sells items such as salt bread with ice cream, mentaiko baguettes and raw doughnuts.
Iris Pharmacy Iwaidani
Iris Pharmacy Iwai Dani is a pharmacy centered on prescription dispensing, which can be used in conjunction with facilities in the Iwaidani area.
Lawson Dogo Haikara-dori
Lawson Dogo Haikara-dori is a convenience store located along Haikara-dori. It can be visited during shopping street strolls.
Times Matsuyama Iwasakicho
Located in Iwasakicho, this coin parking (Times) has approximately 10 parking spaces.
Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle Ruins)
A park developed on the ruins of medieval Yuzuki Castle. It was the seat of the Kono clan, military governors of Iyo Province, and is designated a National Historic Site. It features reconstructed samurai residences and earthworks, a museum, and an observation deck.
Hotel Shinonometei
A long-established hotel standing directly in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan. It has indoor baths fed by piped Dogo Onsen water and serves dinners featuring sea bream.
Dogono Panya
Dougono Panya is a bakery located on the grounds of Dougono Oyado Iwasaki. It handles rice flour bread and offers freshly baked bread until sold out.
Funaya
A long-established Dogo ryokan said to have been founded in the Kan'ei era. Natsume Soseki and Masaoka Shiki are said to have stayed here, and it is known for its seasonal garden.
Karaoke Bar Dogo Madonna
Karaoke Bar Dogo Madonna is located near Dogo Onsen Station. It operates with straightforward pricing for unlimited karaoke and drinks.
Wellness Seitai Gakuin
This specialized academy trains tokotherapist and reflexologist. It also has an attached clinic and provides treatments for the general public.
Iyo Tanuki
Iyo Tanuki is a restaurant, a 1-minute walk from Dogo Asuka-no-Yu. It serves local flavors, such as Saba-zushi and Basashi, in a long-standing, traditional building.
Repark Matsuyama Dogo Onsen Ekimae
A Repark parking lot very close to Dogo Onsen Station, suited to station users and short sightseeing stops.
Dogo Kowakuen Haruka
A hot spring hotel on high ground near Dogo Onsen Honkan. It has a large top-floor bath, fed by piped hot spring water, that looks out over central Matsuyama, as well as private baths.
Samurai Dining Irori
A Dogo restaurant themed on the traditional irori hearth, pairing Ehime ingredients with shochu and sake selected from across Japan.
Yamanote Bettei Hagakure
Seven separate buildings, each rented in its entirety. Every unit has a hinoki bath fed by piped Dogo Onsen water and a wooden deck terrace.
Ningyo Hanagokoro
This is the direct sales shop of Minami Nishikawa, a sculptor of wooden dolls from Iyo, specializing in hand-carved and hand-painted dolls. This is Ningyo Hanagokoro.
Baby Castella Shoroan Dogo
Baby Castella Shoroan Dogo is a Baby Castella specialty shop in Dogo Yunomachi, close to Dogo Onsen Honkan. Baby Castella in flavors such as plain, matcha, custard, and chocolate can be enjoyed as a takeaway.
Terakoya Honpo Dogo
The Dogo branch of Terakoya Honpo, a senbei and okaki specialist that began in Kyoto. It sells grilled mochi senbei and nure-okaki.
Sugi Bee Garden Dogo Onsen
A honey specialist in the Dogo Onsen district. It sells honey, royal jelly, and health and cosmetic products made with honey.
Mameraku
A shop in Iwasakicho combining a cafe with the making and selling of handmade stone-milled tofu. It serves morning sets, soy milk curry and tofu rice bowls.
Minutepark Dogo Yunomachi Dai1
A local brand shop (Minutepark) near the shopping street. Small parking area.
Dogo Omiyage Center Kasuriya Honten
A souvenir shop in the Dogo Onsen district. It carries a wide range of goods, including Imabari towels, Mikyan and Bary-san merchandise, folk crafts such as kasuri textiles and hime-daruma, and Ehime foods.
Nosan Shokudo
A traditional, community-oriented diner in Dogo Kitashiro.
Unagi Ogura Dogo
Unagi Ogura Dogo is a specialty eel restaurant, a walk of about 1 minute from Dogo Onsen Station. Since its establishment, it has served eel and beef rice dishes seasoned with a special sauce, and also offers takeout items.
Yamatoya Honten
A long-established ryokan founded in 1868 (Keio 4), standing right beside Dogo Onsen Honkan. It is built in the sukiya style in solid hinoki, has the Noh stage Senjuden, and serves dishes using Seto Inland Sea produce.
Motsunabe Marusho
A beef offal hotpot specialist in Dogo Himata. Its signature motsunabe uses Japanese black beef; besides eating in, takeaway is available from 15:00 and frozen products are sold from a vending machine.
inaho
A shop specialising in puffed rice snacks made with Ehime-grown rice. A range of mild flavours is available, suitable as souvenirs or gifts.
Wakamiya Pearl Dogo
Wakamiya Shinju Dogo. A pearl specialty shop in the Dogo Onsen district. Established in 1962, it handles necklaces, rings, and earrings made with Ehime pearls.
Komugi no Toriko
A bakery located in a residential area of Ishite. Opened on April 1, 2026. It sells freshly baked bread at a shop where a food truck for mobile sales is stationed on-site.
Tsubaki-no-Yu Public Toilet
A public toilet inside Tsubaki-no-Yu, one of the public bathhouses of Dogo Onsen. Available to bathers and to those walking the surrounding area.
Dogo Park (Playground) Public Toilet
A public toilet near the playground in Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle ruins). Suitable for park walks and visitors with children.
Shokudo Meshiya
A lunch-only eatery in the Ishite area of Matsuyama, serving carefully handmade set meals in limited daily quantities.
Dogo Onsen Tourist Information Center
A tourist information center located near Dogo Onsen Honkan. Open from 8:30 to 20:00, it handles coin lockers and baggage storage at the counter.
Hatodo Honpo
A Japanese confectionery specialist in Dogo Yunomachi. Its speciality is the Jumbo Botchan Dango, equivalent to nine ordinary skewers, and it opens from morning until night.
Ehime Bank Dogo Branch Parking
A parking lot attached to the Dogo branch of Ehime Bank, open to general use.
Dagashiya Charinko Dogo Onsen
A shop in the Dogo Onsen district specialising in dagashi, traditional inexpensive sweets. Its range, including sweets in appealing packaging, suits children and adults alike.
Sakagura Yamakei
A liquor shop handling local sake, in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. Sakagura Yamakei is run by Yamamoto Hisao Shoten.
Dogo Milk Cheese Cake
A milk cheesecake specialist on Dogo Haikara-dori. Soft, smooth rare cheesecakes made with house-made cheese and Ehime-grown fruit are lined up here.
Yunomachi Massage Seitai
Relaxation services. Responded to out-of-house requests and cared for travel fatigue.
KKR Dogo Yuzuki
A lodging and banquet facility in Iwasaki-cho, Matsuyama. Close to the Dogo Onsen district, it is an inn where guests can enjoy hot springs and meals, and it is also open to the general public.
Sumiya Tobeyaki
Sumiya Tobeyaki is a craft and folk craft store in the Dogo Onsen district. As the store name suggests, it handles Tobe ware, a traditional Ehime ceramic.
Dogo Onsen No.4 Bunyujo
A hot spring distribution facility that collects pumped spring water and sends it to each facility. Of the four hot spring distribution facilities in Dogo, this is the only facility where visitors can observe the water gathering, and it features a hand bath where you can touch the hot spring water of around 50 degrees.
BRIDGE
A lifestyle goods select shop near Dogo Park. It handles Imabari towels, Tobe ware, and handmade products from Ehime.
Mamekichi Honpo Dogo Haikara-dori
A shop on Dogo Haikara-dori specialising in bean confectionery. It stocks a range of Japanese and Western flavours, suited to eating as you walk or taking home as a gift.
QUATRE CINQ
A modern French restaurant on the second floor of the Dogo inn CHAHARU Hanare Dogo Yumekura. It serves dishes made with local ingredients.
Dogo Tsubaki Club
A Japanese restaurant that reopened after refurbishment in November 2025. The general goods shop Ayane was brought into the ground floor of the same building.
Naito Meisetsu Haiku Monument
This haiku monument is in Dogo Park. It is inscribed with the verse "Mottozu ya itsuika no tenzi futai no yama". In 1918, former dormitory residents erected it as a longevity monument to celebrate the long life of the poet Naito Meisetsu (1847–1926).
Ape Fuji Dogo
Ape Fuji Dogo, a bakery within Paruti Fuji Dogo. This is a store of Ape, which operates in Ehime and Shikoku. Approximately 80 kinds of bread are baked at each store.
Dogo Ichie
A brewery-direct shop and cafe bar operated by Minakuchi Shuzo, located in Dogo Kitamachi. Sake and Dogo Beer can be purchased and sampled, and tours of the sake brewery and beer factory are also accepted.
Yuzuki Castle Site Monument
A stone monument in Dogo Park. It conveys the site of Yuzuki Castle, where the Kono clan had its base for approximately 250 years in the Middle Ages. The castle site is a National Historic Site and one of Japan’s Top 100 Castles. Admission to the Yuzuki Castle Museum within the park is free.
Unagi Kaiseki Ogura
An eel kaiseki restaurant in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. Unaju grilled with an inherited sauce, gyuju, and a monthly eel kaiseki course can be had at seats overlooking the garden.
Myosei-ji Temple
A Nichiren sect temple located in Yamada-cho Otsu, Matsuyama City. The mountain name is Jueizan. Within the grounds, there is the grave of Yanagihara Kyokudo, a haiku poet who founded the haiku magazine "Hototogisu".
Sukekaku Dogo
A pub in Dogo that serves Setouchi fish as *nobuta ryori*. Courses with all-you-can-drink are also available.
Ueda
Ueda is a restaurant in Dogo Kitamachi. It is located near the Dogo Onsen area and is described as being open mainly at night, with lunch service also available on weekends.
Kurita Shinkyu In
Specializes in pediatric acupuncture and infertility acupuncture. This specialist acupuncture clinic has over 35 years of history.
Dogo Monaka
A long-established café known for its ice-cream monaka (wafer sandwich), a favorite for over half a century and a fine treat after a bath.
Hojoen
The plaza in front of Dogo Onsen Station. With the Botchan Karakuri Clock and a free foot bath that is easy to drop by, it is the starting point of a Dogo stroll.
Himawari Tei
Himawari-tei, a tonteki and tonkatsu specialist in Dogo Himata. It serves Matsuyama tonteki and cheese tonteki at lunchtime only, with orders placed at a ticket machine.
Cinnamon Guesthouse Dogo
A guesthouse about a 2-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station. It occupies a 50-year-old building renovated in a southern European style.
Iyo Hinaya
Iyo Hinaya is a craft and folk craft store in Dogo shopping street. It is a specialty store centered on traditional wood carving, handling items such as wood carving dolls, Hina dolls, and noren.
Iyotetsu Dogo Onsen Station
This is the terminal station of the Iyo Railway Chonan Line. The station building is a restored version of the original building, constructed in 1911, and is also known as a station for the Botchan Train.
Dogo Shusse Inari Jinja Shrine
An Inari shrine located in the Dogo Onsen town area (Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City). The worship hall, which had been demolished due to aging, was rebuilt in 2018.
Bar Tsubaki
An authentic bar just west of the Asuka-no-Yu annex, serving the house cocktail "Tsubakihi." Guests in yukata are welcome.
Shirasagido
A confectionery shop established in 1914. It handmakes and sells Botchan dango, Shirasagi yokan, Shirasagi rakugan, and tarts directly. Botchan dango is also sold individually starting from one piece.
Cleaning Pro Izawa – Dogo Branch
A laundry and dry-cleaning shop that emphasizes gentle care, with small-batch washing and low-temperature drying.
Sora no Sanpomichi
A scenic promenade on Kanmuriyama overlooking Dogo Onsen Honkan. It has a free foot bath fed directly from the source, with views over the Dogo townscape and seasonal flowering trees.
Ichiroku Saryo
A sweets and dining cafe located on the second floor of Ichiroku Honpo Dogo Honkan-mae store. It serves Ichiroku Tart, Botchan Dango, and nabeyaki udon, with a view of Dogo Onsen Honkan from the window.
Iyotetsu Bus Dogo Onsen Ekimae
A bus stop of Iyotetsu Bus located in front of Dogo Onsen. It serves as a hub for access to various areas within Matsuyama city, as well as to the airport and JR Matsuyama Station.
Dogo BEER BAR (formerly Dogo Bakushukan)
A taproom directly managed by Minakuchi Shuzo, located opposite Dogo Onsen Honkan. "Dogo Bakushukan," which opened in 1996, was temporarily closed in May 2026 for renovation and is now operating as a shop serving Dogo Beer and local sake.
Tsubaki-no-Yu
One of the external bathhouses of Dogo Onsen. A public bath cherished by locals, where you can enjoy the natural hot spring water along with Dogo Onsen Honkan and Asuka-no-Yu.
Nagomidokoro Kyoshin
A Japanese restaurant that opened in March 2026 on a site overlooking Dogo Park. It can be used for lunch or as an izakaya.
Atatakai Yado Taniya
The ryokan Atatakai Yado Taniya in Dogo Yunomachi. It is close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and convenient as a base for visiting the bathhouses.
Dogo Harikyu Sekkotsuin
An acupuncture, moxibustion and bone-setting clinic in Minamimachi, Matsuyama. 2-minute walk from Minamimachi Station on the Iyotetsu Jonan Line; parking for 8 cars.
Dogo Purin
A pudding specialist with a Taisho-era retro feel, known for Dogo Purin topped with a whole mandarin. A range of flavours is available.
Mori Motengai Haiku Monument
A haiku monument is located in Hojoen, in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan. It commemorates Mori Motengai (1864–1934), a politician and poet who served as the head of Dogo Yunomachi. He studied under Shiki and received the haiku name “Ten-gai.”
Matsuyama Taimeshi Akiyoshi Dogo
Located about 1 minute from Dogo Onsen Station, Matsuyama Taimeshi Akiyoshi Dogo is a local cuisine restaurant in the Dogo Onsen shopping street. It offered a comparison of Matsuyama tai-meshi cooked in a clay pot and raw Uwajima tai-meshi.
Botchan Karakuri Clock
A mechanical clock in Hojoen plaza in front of Dogo Onsen Station. Installed in 1994 to mark the 100th anniversary of the main building of Dogo Onsen, characters from the novel Botchan appear on the hour. A free foot bath sits beside it.
Igakubu Try Dogo
A preparatory school specializing in medical faculty entrance examinations. Professional instructors and medical faculty student coaches.
Hotel Tsubakikan Main Building
A hot spring inn about a 3-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan. It has Japanese-style and Japanese-Western rooms as well as barrier-free rooms, and can take groups. The building has a Meiji-era retro character.
Kanmuriyama Parking Public Toilet
A public toilet located within the Kanmuriyama Chushajo parking area. Convenient for visitors to Dogo who are traveling by car.
Ecolopark Dogo Onsenmae Dai1
Ecolopark Dogo Onsenmae Dai1. An ecolopark near Dogo Onsen Honkan. Suitable for tourists needing a short visit.
Osake no Gaiya Dogo
A liquor shop in Ishite, Dogo. It stocks local sake from Ehime among other drinks.
Cosmo Pharmacy Dogo
Cosmo Pharmacy Dogo specializes in prescriptions from ophthalmologists. It also handles electronic prescriptions.
Fureai
A coffee shop on the ground floor of the Ehime Prefectural Social Welfare Hall in Mochida-machi, Matsuyama. It serves a daily lunch and other dishes at moderate prices.
Dogo Inari Yunoya Dogo Honten
Dogo Inari Yunoya Dogo Honten is an inari sushi specialty shop in Dogo shopping street. It offers approximately fifteen kinds of original inari sushi in front of the Boy Chan Karakuri Clock.
Suikodo
Suikodo is a kiln-direct shop for Tobe ware in the Dogo Onsen district. It operates as a direct outlet for Tobe ware, the traditional pottery of Ehime.
Daikokuya Dogo
A Japanese restaurant in the Dogo Onsen area serving udon and kamameshi. The udon is finished with the salt and water adjusted each day, the kamameshi is cooked one pot at a time, and marinated sea bream rice bowls are also served.
Shoninzaka Hanare
A dining space on Shoninzaka in "Ura Dogo". It works as a cafe by day and a reservation-only restaurant in the evening, serving Japanese and French dishes.
Komeda Coffee Matsuyama Dogo
A coffee shop located in Dogo Himata. It is open continuously from 7:00 to 23:00, offering nationwide common menu items such as morning service and Shiro-Noir. It has a parking lot.
The Park Dogomachi 1-chome
A coin parking lot with 9 spaces in Dogomachi 1-chome.
Lady Drug Dogo Himata
A large drug store with a pharmacy. The drug store is open until 22:00. Parking for 45 cars is available. Food and daily necessities are also sold.
Saryo Hanakoji
A Japanese-style dining restaurant on the second floor of Dogo Onsen Chaharu. It features dining seats, private rooms, and a long counter in a space of approximately 270 tsubo, serving kaiseki course meals and a buffet.
Tsuboya Kashiho
A long-established Dogo confectioner founded in 1883 (Meiji 16), said to be the model for the dango shop in Soseki's Botchan. It sells the original Botchan dango and shoyu-mochi.
Poem Dogo Yunomachi
A directly run shop for the Ehime confection Poem (Bomu). Its wide range includes seasonal items, making it useful for choosing souvenirs.
Donguri Kyowakoku Matsuyama
Donguri Kyowakoku Matsuyama is a specialty shop for Studio Ghibli merchandise located in Dogo, Matsuyama. It handles character goods from popular works such as "My Neighbor Totoro".
Pearlflora Fuji Dogo
A flower shop at the entrance to Pearlflora Fuji Dogo. We handle fresh flowers, dried flowers, and preserved flowers.
Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu
An annex of Dogo Onsen opened in 2017. A bathhouse incorporating the architectural style of the Asuka period, it features an open-air bath, a grand hall, and special bathrooms that recreate the Yushinden imperial bath chamber.
Croquette no Mitsuwa
Croquette no Mitsuwa is a takeout shop in the Dogo Onsen district. It offers fried foods such as croquettes and jaco katsu for visitors to eat while walking.
Super ABC Dogo Himata
A neighborhood supermarket with a strong selection of prepared foods and bento, open 9:00–22:00.
Uguisuya
A souvenir and confectionery shop in the Dogo Onsen district. It carries Ehime sweets such as Ichiroku tarts and Botchan dango, along with noodles and local sake.
7-Eleven Matsuyama Dogo Kitamachi
A 24-hour convenience store about a 5-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station, with a Seven Bank ATM.
MADO table & flower
A restaurant and flower shop renovated from an old private house along the Ishite River. Opened on April 3, 2026. Fresh pasta lunches and the sale of flowers are conducted in the same building.
Shatekiya Kewpie
A Showa-retro shooting gallery (shateki) down an alley in the Dogo shopping arcade. 5 shots for 400 yen.
Shokubo Yumejikon
A ramen restaurant in Dogo Yunomachi. It offers noodle dishes in the shopping street area near Dogo Onsen Station.
Lady Pharmacy Dogo Ishite
The drugstore "Lady Pharmacy Dogo Ishite" in Shin-Ishite. Pharmaceuticals, daily necessities, and cosmetics can be purchased.
Ehime Kajitsu Club Mikannoki Honten
Ehime Kajitsu Club Mikannoki Honten is an Ehime citrus specialty store. It offers a variety of products including gelato, juice, and gifts.
Gyomu Super Dogo
Gyomu Super Dogo is located in Dogo Yunomachi. Commercial-sized products and frozen foods are available for purchase at reasonable prices.
Matsuyama Toshogu (formerly Matsuyama Shrine)
A shrine in Iwaidani-higashi-machi, Matsuyama, enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sugawara no Michizane. In 2025 (Reiwa 7) it was renamed from its former name, Matsuyama Shrine, to Matsuyama Toshogu. Its shrine buildings are designated Tangible Cultural Properties of Ehime Prefecture.
Sushimaru Dogo
A Japanese restaurant located on the first floor of Hotel Patio Dogo in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan. It serves sushi made with fish from the Seto Inland Sea and Ehime's local cuisine such as Matsuyama-zushi.
Dogo Prince Hotel
A large hot spring hotel on high ground in Dogo. It has a range of baths, including the large bath Yunoka, the open-air bath Yunone and private open-air baths, and serves kaiseki meals.
Ryori Ryokan Sendan
Ryori Ryokan Sendan in Ishite, Matsuyama. A ryokan centred on its cuisine, located in the Ishiteji area.
Kokoro-no-Yu Udon Kamajii
A daytime udon restaurant in Dogo Yunomachi. It serves kake udon and soki udon at moderate prices.
Awa Shoten
A shop selling foods and local specialities in the Dogo Onsen district (Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama). It stands in a corner of the hot spring district near Dogo Onsen Honkan.
Dogo Yukemuri Cafe
A Japanese-style cafe in Dogo Yunomachi using a 120-year-old house. Rice-flour dumplings and gelato can be had in the retro second-floor seating.
Dogo Chaya
A cafe in an old house within Dogo Seibo-en. It offers a quiet space to pause, with takeaway and seasonal items also available.
Kadoya Dogo Ekimae
Kadoya Dogo Ekimae is a restaurant near Dogo Onsen Station serving local cuisine. It featured tai-meshi and offered jakoten and Ehime sake.
Minshuku Mikan
A room-only guesthouse along the pilgrimage route by Ishite-ji Temple. It has a shared kitchen and coin laundry, suiting pilgrims and long stays.
Yanagihara Kyokudo Haiku Monument
A haiku monument is located in Hojoen, in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan. It commemorates Ryu Hiroshi (1867–1957), a poet from Matsuyama. Ryu Hiroshi founded the literary magazine 'Hototogisu' in Matsuyama in 1897, and became the first honorary citizen of Matsuyama City.
Dogo Tamaya
A souvenir shop on Dogo Haikara-dori. It sells mandarin rice balls, Imabari towels and unusual Dogo souvenirs.
Himitsu Janai Kichi
An art spot was established in Dogo Yumotomachi as part of Dogo Onsen Art. It is open mainly on weekends and holidays.
Familymart Matsuyama Ishite
Near Dogo, this convenience store has a large parking area and eat-in space. It is open 24 hours.
Dogo Koen Kitaguchi Parking
A coin parking lot with 11 spaces near the north entrance of Dogo Park.
Natsume Soseki Haiku Monument
A haiku monument in Dogo Park. It commemorates Natsume Soseki (1867–1916), the author known by the pen name “Gudabutsu.” Natsume Soseki was assigned to Matsuyama in 1895, and that experience was reflected in the novel *Botchan*.
Dogo Shirasagi Coffee
A coffee shop in front of Dogo Onsen Station, beside the Botchan Karakuri Clock. It serves sweets made with Ehime ingredients and freshly brewed coffee.
Toyo Seikotsuin
This clinic provides treatment for fractures, dislocations, sprains, and bruising. Appointments are preferred.
Okashi no Kanae
A Western confectionery shop in Mochida-machi. It sells cheesecake, macarons and a chocolate financier available only at weekends.
Igetsuan
A haiku hermitage located on Shoninzaka in Dogo Yuzukicho. Completed in 2018, it is considered the fourth hermitage in Matsuyama, following Koshin-an, Gudabutsu-an, and Isso-an. It can be used for haiku gatherings and other events on a reservation basis.
moricafe Iwaidani
A cafe in Iwaidani, Matsuyama. It serves pancakes, waffles and a daily lunch.
Dogo Onsen Honkan East Side Public Toilet
A public toilet located on the east side of Dogo Onsen Honkan. It can be used during walks around the Honkan.
Okashi Kobo Ochi
A Western confectionery shop in Ishite, Dogo, founded in 2001 (Heisei 13), using Ehime-grown fruit and vegetables. It sells the Dogo Roll and made-to-order cakes.
Jujiya Dogo
Jujiya was a traditional crafts store in Dogo shopping street. It offered handmade products from Ehime, including Tobe ware.
Matsuo Basho Haiku Monument
This is a haiku monument of Matsuo Basho in Dogo Park. It transmits a haiku of Matsuo Basho, a poet of the early Edo period known as the Sage of Haiku.
Dogo Onsen Parking
Dogo Onsen Parking is a municipal parking lot with capacity for 100 vehicles, closest to Dogo Onsen Honkan. Free for 1 hour with use of 3 public bathhouses.
Entertainment Bar Tower8
An entertainment bar offering live-accompaniment karaoke and hanafuda card fortune-telling.
Rokujiya Dogo
The Dogo branch of Rokujiya, founded in 1933 and known for the Matsuyama speciality tart. It sells additive-free Japanese and Western sweets such as castella and yokan.
Koraen
Koraen is a yakiniku restaurant in Matsuyama’s Minami-machi. It is located in an area easily accessible from Dogo Onsen and central Matsuyama, and is described as operating primarily in the evenings.
Ai Love Hamburg
A hamburg-steak specialist near Dogo Park, run directly by a butcher shop. Known for its foil-wrapped hamburg steak with red-wine garlic sauce.
Auberge Dogo
A stay-and-dine inn in Dogo Yunomachi. It houses the Italian restaurant IL POSITANO, where guests can relax over a meal.
Dogo Onsen Hospital
A regional core hospital specializing in rheumatology and rehabilitation.
Enman-ji Temple
A temple near Dogo Onsen. It is known for its white-painted Yu-no-Odaizoson, a Jizo statue about 3.67 meters tall said to have been made by the monk Gyoki, and it preserves legends connected to Dogo's hot springs.
Queen's Cafe
A cafe located on the first floor of Old England Dogo Yamanote Hotel. It is located inside a British-style hotel built on a hill in the Dogo Onsen resort area, and is open to non-hotel guests.
Hotel Dogo Yaya
Hotel Dogo Yaya in Dogo Takocho. A design-led hotel close to Dogo Onsen Station, convenient for sightseeing.
cafe and cantine notre
A French bistro and cafe facing Dogo Park. It serves lunch and dinner, with food accompanied by wine.
Iyashi no Mori Asse
A whole-body adjustment and chiropractic clinic, a 3-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Station. A calm space to relieve fatigue from exploring the hot spring district.
Dogo Miyu
A 30-room hot spring hotel where every guest room has an open-air bath fed by piped Dogo Onsen water. There is also a top-floor bath with views, and meals at the dining room tachibana.
Don Lucas
A Western-style restaurant in Momijimachi, Matsuyama, along the Ichijo River. It is known for its hamburger steak, curry, and pudding.
Hotel Patio Dogo
A 101-room hotel directly facing Dogo Onsen Honkan. Tsubaki-no-Yu and Asuka-no-Yu, as well as the shopping street, are within walking distance, making it convenient for visiting the external bathhouses.
Kitchen Yuzen Dogo
A tableware specialty shop in the Dogo Onsen area focusing on chopsticks. Offering approximately 700 varieties of chopsticks and chopstick rests, with free name engraving service on chopsticks.
Iyo no Tezukuri Udon Nadai Tsuru-chan Dogo
An udon restaurant directly opposite Asuka-no-Yu, the annex of Dogo Onsen. It opened in 2024, and its speciality is chikara udon with a choice of how many rice cakes to add.
Ishite-ji Temple
Ishite-ji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage temple, the 51st temple of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. It is known for its National Treasure, the Niō Gate, and is one of Matsuyama’s oldest temples, located near Dogo Onsen.
Yu Jinja Shrine
A shrine on Kanmuriyama hill, revered as the guardian deity of Dogo Onsen. Its principal deities are Onamuchi-no-Mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto. A legend tells that hot water which had stopped after an earthquake began to flow again through prayer.
Il Positano
An Italian restaurant within Dogo Onsen, Il Positano. It uses ingredients from Shikoku’s sea and mountains and caters to lunch, cafe, and dinner.
Oyamazumi Jinja Shrine (Ishite)
A shrine located in Ishite, Matsuyama City. It is said to have been founded in 1279 when Kono Michiari transferred the divided deity from Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima.
Mausoleum of Matsudaira Sadayuki
The mausoleum of Matsudaira Sadayuki (1587–1668), the first lord of the Matsuyama Domain, located within the grounds of Joshin-ji Temple. It is a designated historic site of Ehime Prefecture. Sadayuki entered Matsuyama in 1635 (Kan'ei 12) and rebuilt the keep of Matsuyama Castle into three tiers.
Este Salon Bijinya
A women-only private salon on the second floor of the Dogokan annex, by appointment only. It offers treatments combined with the hot spring.
Yamatoya Besso
A traditional Japanese-style inn located in Dogo Sagidanicho. It features a granite public bath and a stone-built open-air bath, and serves the flavors of Setouchi through kaiseki cuisine. The capacity is 74 people.
Yu no Yado Sachiya
A secluded seven-room ryokan partway along Dogo Haikara-dori, about a 1-minute walk from Dogo Onsen Honkan. It is known for free-flowing Dogo Onsen water and creative Japanese kaiseki meals.
Kawahigashi Hekigoto Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Kawahigashi Hekigoto on the Path of Haiku in Dogo Kitamachi. Born in Matsuyama, he studied under Shiki and advanced the new-tendency style of haiku.
10FACTORY Dogo
The Dogo branch of a mandarin specialist selling juice and other products made with Ehime-grown mandarins. It offers mandarin juice and dried fruit.
Mayudama
Mayudama is a Japanese-style bar and pub located in Dogo Kitamachi. It offers a unique atmosphere for enjoying a drink.