Yu Jinja Shrine
A shrine on Kanmuriyama hill, revered as the guardian deity of Dogo Onsen. Its principal deities are Onamuchi-no-Mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto. A legend tells that hot water which had stopped after an earthquake began to flow again through prayer.
Yu Shrine is a shrine enshrined on Mount Kanmuri in Dogo, Matsuyama City, and has been worshipped since ancient times as the guardian deity of Dogo Onsen. The main enshrined deities are Onamuchi no Mikoto and Sukunahikona no Mikoto, and the joint shrine enshrines Susanoo no Mikoto and Inadahime no Mikoto of Izumooka Shrine. The shrine's name is derived from Dogo Onsen.
Origin
It is said to have been founded as a guardian deity of Dogo Onsen when Emperor Keiko visited the area with his empress. Originally enshrined in Sagidani, it later relocated to the current Mount Kanmuri.
Hot Springs and Yu Shrine
There is a legend that when the hot spring water of Dogo Onsen stopped flowing due to an earthquake in 1707, prayers were offered at Yu Shrine, and the hot spring water gushed out again. It has been popular as a shrine associated with the blessings of hot springs.
Festivals
The annual festival is on October 6. During the period of the Yu-kito-sai from March 19 to 21, the Matsuyama Spring Festival (Dogo Onsen Festival) is held.
Access
It is enshrined on Mount Kanmuri (the same hill as Sora no Sanpodo) near Dogo Onsen Honkan.
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Last confirmed date: July 2026
Articles that mention this place
歴史
A Complete History of Dogo Onsen: From the Hot Water of the Nihon Shoki to Botchan Yu
Tracing the history of Dogo Onsen, where imperial visits are recorded in the Nihon Shoki and the surviving fragments of the Iyo no Kuni Fudoki, alongside a chronological table from Prince Shotoku's visit in 596, the completion of the Honkan in 1894, and its Important Cultural Property designation in 1994, to the full reopening of the entire facility in 2024.
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Isaniwa Shrine, Guardian of Dogo: One of Three Hachiman-zukuri in Japan, and a Shrine of Sangaku
Isaniwa Shrine stands about 5 minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen Station, at the top of 135 stone steps. Visiting hours are 6:00–18:00 (longer in summer). The article covers the shrine's Hachiman-zukuri main hall (an Important Cultural Property), one of only three examples in Japan alongside Usa Jingu and Iwashimizu Hachimangu, its 22 sangaku tablets, and its annual events.
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Yuzuki Castle and the Kono Clan: A Medieval Castle Sleeping in Dogo Park
The Yuzuki Castle ruins are Dogo Park itself; the park is open 24 hours for free, and the Yuzuki Castle Museum is open 9:00 to 17:00 with free admission (closed Mondays). This article summarizes the history from its construction as the base of the Kono clan ruling Iyo to its fall during Hideyoshi's Shikoku campaign, and the current castle ruins selected among Japan's Top 100 Castles.
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