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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum
The museum collects Japanese glass (giya-man and vidro) from the Edo to Taisho periods. It is located within Yamate Garden Place, approximately 5 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen Station.
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.
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.
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.
Ura Dogo
A neo-retro amusement arcade opened in 2023. Enjoy shooting games, local capsule-toy machines, and photogenic jelly ice cream.
Giyaman Glass Museum
江戸期から大正期までのぎやまん・びいどろや和ガラス約300点、振鷺閣の赤い板ガラス、道後の歴史史料を展示する美術館です。
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.
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.
Shatekiya Kewpie
A Showa-retro shooting gallery (shateki) down an alley in the Dogo shopping arcade. 5 shots for 400 yen.
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.
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.
Mustakivi gallery&
A gallery and shop by textile and ceramics artist Ishimoto Too. It handles original works such as Tobe ware and tenugui.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Matsuyama Municipal Shiki Memorial Museum
A museum introducing the life and achievements of Masaoka Shiki, the haiku poet from Matsuyama. Adjacent to Dogo Park, it exhibits materials on Shiki, the Masaoka family, and the literary history of Matsuyama.
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.
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.
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.
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.