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.
Matsuyama Toshogu (formerly Matsuyama Shrine) is a shrine enshrined in Iwaiyadanimachi, Matsuyama City. It enshrines Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (Toshogu Daigongen) and Lord Sugawara no Michizane as the main deities, and Oanamuchi no Mikoto and Sukunabikona no Mikoto in the joint shrine. It was called "Matsuyama Shrine" for a long time, and the shrine name was changed to "Matsuyama Toshogu" in 2025.
History
It is said that the shrine originated in 1618 when the lord of the Matsuyama Domain, Kato Yoshiaki, built a shrine within the precincts of Yuzuki Hachimangu Shrine (currently Isaniwa Shrine) to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1765, during the reign of the eighth lord Matsudaira Sadakiyo, the shrine was moved to the current location where Joshin-ji Temple of the Tendai sect was located, and from 1767 to 1768, the Toshogu shrine was constructed for the 150th anniversary memorial service of Ieyasu's death. In 1865, during the reign of the 13th lord Matsudaira Katsushige, the existing shrine buildings were reconstructed.
It was separated from Joshin-ji Temple due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868, and was later transferred to Iwaiyada Village. In 1910, Sugawara no Michizane was enshrined by merging the neighboring Iwaiyada Tenmangu Shrine, and the shrine name was changed to "Matsuyama Shrine."
Cultural Properties
In 2004, six buildings including the main hall and the worship hall were designated as historical sites of Matsuyama City, and in 2021, the shrine buildings were designated as tangible cultural properties of Ehime Prefecture.
Access
About a 10-minute walk from "Dogo Onsen" Station on the Iyo Railway City Tram. It is enshrined on a hill close to Dogo Onsen Honkan and Dogo Park (Yuzuki Castle Ruins).
Source: "Matsuyama Toshogu" Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) / Ehime Prefecture Shrine Agency Last verified: July 2026
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