What Is Open in Dogo at Year-End and New Year: Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu and Tsubaki-no-Yu from New Year's Eve Through the First Three Days, and Past Closures of Restaurants and Shops

This guide is for visitors to Dogo Onsen at year-end and New Year (December 28 to January 3), on New Year's Eve, and on New Year's Day and the first three days of January. Based on official announcements, it summarizes the operating information for Dogo Onsen Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu and Tsubaki-no-Yu, and the previous year's actual operating records for shops, restaurants and others (where the 2026-2027 schedule has not been announced, this is stated as the previous year's record).

Operation of the Three Public Baths (Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu, Tsubaki-no-Yu) on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and the First Three Days

An official announcement dated September 1, 2026 on the Dogo Onsen official site confirms that in 2026-2027 the three public baths will operate "as usual, including at year-end and New Year," except on the deep-cleaning closure days in December. Except for the deep-cleaning closure days (Honkan: all day on Tuesday, December 1, 2026; Asuka-no-Yu: all day on Wednesday, December 2, 2026; Tsubaki-no-Yu: all day on Wednesday, December 2, 2026), you can bathe on the regular schedule on New Year's Eve (December 31) and on New Year's Day and the first three days of January (January 1 to 3).
・Dogo Onsen Honkan: Kami-no-Yu downstairs 6:00-23:00 (last ticket 22:30); rest-room courses 6:00-22:00 (last ticket 21:00/20:30)
・Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu: first-floor bath 6:00-23:00 (last entry 22:30); second-floor large hall, private rooms and special bath 6:00-22:00 (last entry 21:00/20:30)
・Dogo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu: 6:30-23:00 (last ticket 22:30)

Closures and Operation of Restaurants and Shopping Streets (2026-2027 Not Yet Announced / Previous Year's Record)

The year-end and New Year opening schedules for 2026-2027 (Reiwa 8) of the Dogo Shopping Street (Dogo Haikara Dori) and the surrounding restaurants and souvenir shops have not been announced all together by the shops or the tourism association as of now (October 5, 2026) （not announced）. A list is usually published in late December by the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau (a public interest incorporated foundation). For reference, the following are the operating records of shops in the Dogo area in the previous year's (Reiwa 7, 2025-2026) "Year-End and New Year Opening Hours of Facilities" published by the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau (this is a publication by the bureau, not an official announcement by each shop). [New Year's Eve and New Year's Day meals]
・Dogo Beer Hall (Dogo Yunomachi 20-13): open as usual on 12/31, 1/1, 1/2 and 1/3 (11:00-22:00, may close early depending on the situation)
・Japanese Cuisine Sushimaru Dogo Branch (Dogo Yunomachi 20-12, 1F Hotel Patio Dogo): open as usual on 12/31, 1/1, 1/2 and 1/3 (lunch 7:00-14:00, dinner 17:00-22:30)
・Shuka Dogo Branch (Dogo Yunomachi 12-34): 12/31 shortened hours, lunch only (11:00-15:00, closed for dinner); open as usual from 1/1 to 1/3 (11:00-15:00, 17:30-21:00)
・Daikokuya Dogo Branch (Dogo Kitamachi 8-21): 12/31 shortened hours 11:00-19:00 (last order 18:30); closed on 1/1; open as usual on 1/2 and 1/3 (11:00-21:00)
・Marusui Dogo Branch (Dogo Yunomachi 13-10): closed on 12/31; 1/1 undecided; open as usual on 1/2 and 1/3 [Shopping street and souvenir shops]
・Iori Main Shop (Dogo Yunomachi 20-21, inside the arcade): open as usual on 12/31 and from 1/1 to 1/3 (9:00-21:00)
・Dogo Yunomachi Poem (Dogo Yunomachi 14-27): open as usual on 12/31 and from 1/1 to 1/3 (10:00-18:00)
・Juugoman-goku MASARU (Dogo Yunomachi 20-23, inside the arcade): shortened hours on 12/31 and 1/1 (undecided); open as usual on 1/2 and 1/3 (9:30-20:00)

Year-End and New Year Opening and Closing of Nearby Cultural and Tourist Facilities (As Far as Each Facility's Official Page Confirms)

For nearby cultural and tourist facilities, the year-end and New Year closures and operation stated on each facility's official page are as follows (checked 2026-10-05).
・Dogo Park Yuzuki Castle Museum (inside Dogo Park): the exhibition facilities are closed over the year-end and New Year period (December 29 to January 3) (source: Dogo Park official site, Visitor Information and Access, https://dogokouen.jp/access/). The park itself is open at all times.
・Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum: the operator's official site says it is open every day of the year, and we found no statement that it closes at year-end and New Year (source: Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum official site, https://www.dogo-yamanote.com/garden/museum/).
・Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum: its opening or closing at year-end and New Year 2026-2027 has not been confirmed on the official page (not confirmed). The closing day stated on the official page is Tuesday (the next day if Tuesday is a public holiday), and we found no statement on how year-end and New Year are handled (source: City of Matsuyama official site, Opening Hours and Information, https://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/shisetsu/bunka/sikihaku/sikihakuriyou/shikihaku_riyouannai.html).

Sources

The sources are one announcement dated September 1, 2026 on the Dogo Onsen official site (dogo.jp); one list of year-end and New Year opening hours for the previous year (Reiwa 7, 2025-2026) published by the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau, a public interest incorporated foundation (a third-party document); and the official pages of the nearby facilities, Dogo Park (dogokouen.jp), the City of Matsuyama (city.matsuyama.ehime.jp) and Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum (dogo-yamanote.com). We label a source "official" only when it is a page of the facility, the municipality or Dogo Onsen itself, and the bureau's list for the previous year is labeled a third-party document, not an official announcement by the shops themselves.

• Dogo Onsen official site News (Temporary Closures for Deep Cleaning) — 2026 deep-cleaning schedule (Honkan 12/1, Asuka-no-Yu and Tsubaki-no-Yu 12/2) and the official announcement that, apart from deep-cleaning days, they operate as usual including at year-end and New Year

• Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau, Reiwa 7 Year-End and New Year Opening Hours of Facilities (PDF) (third-party document) — previous year's opening and closing records of Dogo-area restaurants (Dogo Beer Hall, Sushimaru Dogo Branch, Shuka Dogo Branch, Daikokuya Dogo Branch, Marusui Dogo Branch) and souvenir shops (Iori Main Shop, Dogo Yunomachi Poem, Juugoman-goku MASARU)

• Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle Ruins, a National Historic Site) official site: Visitor Information and Access — Yuzuki Castle Museum (exhibition facilities) hours 9:00-17:00, free admission, closing days (every Monday, the next weekday if a public holiday; December 29 to January 3), number of parking spaces and fees

• City of Matsuyama official site: Opening Hours and Information (Shiki Memorial Museum) — Shiki Memorial Museum closing day (Tuesday; the next day if a public holiday), winter hours (11/1-4/30) 9:00-17:00, admission, 22 parking spaces. Opening at year-end and New Year is not stated on the official page (not confirmed)

• Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum official site — hours 9:00-18:00 (last entry 17:30), open every day of the year, admission

How We Checked, and Limits

The 2026-2027 year-end and New Year operation of Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu and Tsubaki-no-Yu has been officially announced on the Dogo Onsen official site (as usual, apart from deep-cleaning days). On the other hand, the 2026-2027 schedule for restaurants and shopping-street shops has not been published （not announced）, and the previous year's records in this guide come from the list for the previous year published by the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau, a public interest incorporated foundation (a third-party document, not an official announcement by the shops themselves). For the year-end and New Year of the three nearby facilities, Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle Museum) and Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum have been confirmed on their official pages, and the Shiki Memorial Museum has not been confirmed. We plan to update individual shop information once this year's confirmed announcement is published (usually in late December).