Dogo Park & Isaniwa Shrine Area
All spots in this area (38)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mustakivi gallery&
A gallery and shop by textile and ceramics artist Ishimoto Too. It handles original works such as Tobe ware and tenugui.
Matsuyama Kanko Rinji Parking
A temporary parking area with approximately 60 free spaces, open only on designated days during busy periods.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dogo Onsen Hospital
A regional core hospital specializing in rheumatology and rehabilitation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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*.
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).
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Ura Dogo
A neo-retro amusement arcade opened in 2023. Enjoy shooting games, local capsule-toy machines, and photogenic jelly ice cream.
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.
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.
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.