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.
The Kotaishi Denka Chugasho-hi is a stone monument located in Dogo Park in Matsuyama City. "Chuga" means that a noble person stops their carriage and visits, and the monument was erected to commemorate the Crown Prince's visit to this place.
It is located within the grounds of Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle Ruins) and can be visited along with a stroll.
Source: Dogo Park official website and others. Please check the local guidance for details.
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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.
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.
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.
Kono Clan Castle Site Monument
The Kono clan castle site monument in Dogo Park (the site of Yuzuki Castle). It records the history of the Kono clan, who based themselves here in the medieval period, and was erected in 1941 (Showa 16). It is one of the stops on Dogo Park's haiku monument tour.
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.
Kobayashi Issa Haiku Monument
A haiku monument for Kobayashi Issa at the north entrance of Dogo Park. It is inscribed with "Nekoronde cho tomaraseru sotoyu kana" and was erected in 1950 (Showa 25).
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.
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.
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Maeda Goken Senryu Monument (Ishite-ji Approach)
A senryu monument to Maeda Goken on the approach to Ishite-ji, inscribed "鎌倉のむかしを今に寺の鐘". Erected on 20 October 1958 (Showa 33).
Mori Motengai Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Mori Motengai on the Dogo-Kitamachi side of the "Path of Haiku" in Dogo (the street east of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall). It is inscribed with the haiku "伊予と申す国あたゝかに温泉わく".
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.
Masaoka Shiki Haiku Monument
A monument for Masaoka Shiki in Dogo Park, in front of the Shiki Memorial Museum. It is inscribed with the tanka "Ashinae no yamai iyu to fu Iyo no yu ni" and was erected for the 50th anniversary of Shiki's death in 1951 (Showa 26).
Sakai Mokuzen Haiku Monument (Iwaidani Community Center)
A haiku monument for Sakai Mokuzen at the Iwaidani branch of the Dogo Community Center in Iwaidani. It bears the verse "Shunko ya sanbyaku-nen no shiro no kei" and was unveiled in 1962 (Showa 37).
Ishida Hakyo Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Ishida Hakyo on the Dogo-Kitamachi side of the "Path of Haiku" in Dogo (the street east of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall). It is inscribed with the haiku "ほしいまゝ湯気立たしめてひとり居む".
Kobayashi Issa Haiku Monument
A haiku monument for Kobayashi Issa at the north entrance of Dogo Park. It is inscribed with "Nekoronde cho tomaraseru sotoyu kana" and was erected in 1950 (Showa 25).
Natsume Soseki Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Natsume Soseki on the Dogo-machi 2-chome side of the "Path of Haiku" in Dogo (the street east of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall). It is inscribed with the haiku "永き日やあくびうつして分れ行く".