Ochaya Hanahimero

An ochaya created by renovating a traditional house adjacent to Dogo Onsen Honkan. Guests can experience ozashiki culture by Dogo geiko along with food and drinks. Reservation required.

This is an ochaya (geisha teahouse) located in Dogoyuno-machi, Matsuyama City. On the official website, it is introduced as a shop renovated from a traditional folk house adjacent to Dogo Onsen Honkan, with the theme of "Dogo's chic style and hospitality." It is described as the only ochaya in Dogo where visitors can experience ozashiki culture, a traditional Japanese performing art. In the ozashiki tatami room, after the "ozatsuki" where geiko perform Japanese dance, nagauta, shamisen, and other arts, meals, conversation, and ozashiki games such as Konpira Fune Fune take place.

Business hours are from 11:00 to 13:30 for lunch and from 18:00 to 24:00 for dinner, with an "afternoon drink" time also set from 15:00 to enjoy drinks while conversing with Dogo geiko. Regarding prices, the seating fee is 3,300 yen for 1 hour, the seasonally changing lunch set is 3,300 yen, and evening courses start from 8,800 yen (all tax included, prices revised on April 1, 2025). Dances and ozashiki games are provided in the private ozashiki room on the 2nd floor (basic charge of 77,000 yen for 2 hours); when using meal courses or the 1st floor lounge, geiko are not in full formal attire, and there are no performances of Japanese dance or shamisen. All visits require advance reservation, and first-time guests are required to make reservations for 2 or more people. Since guests take off their shoes before entering, wearing socks is required. Regular holidays are Sunday and Monday, and the shop may also close without notice on weekdays when ozashiki events take place. The contact for inquiries is the Dogoyuno-machi Kemban (089-945-5151). Inquiries from overseas are accepted by email.

Source: Ochaya Hanahimero Official Website https://www.hanahimerou.com/ Last verified date: October 9, 2026

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