Dogo Guide
Short, practical guides to Dogo Onsen for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
How Do You Bathe at Dogo Onsen? The Three Bathhouses, Reservations and Manners
Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu and Tsubaki-no-Yu compared, private rooms, the call system, the bathing manners and the three-bathhouse ticket.
What Is Dogo Onsen? The Egret Legend, the Honkan and the Time Drum
The egret and Tama-no-ishi legends, the 1894 Honkan, six years of repairs to 2024, the water, the time drum and the imperial bath.
How Do You Get to Dogo Onsen and Get Around from Matsuyama Airport and Station?
Flights and trains to Matsuyama, the limousine bus, the number 5 tram, the Botchan train, parking and bicycles, and the arcade to the bathhouse.