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Information on Dogo Onsen Honkan and renovation work

The Dogo Onsen Honkan has started conservation and repair work while operating from January 15, 2019 (Tuesday).
The 2nd floor and above where the rest room is located are closed, but you can take a bath on the 1st floor.

Dogo Onsen

Dogo Onsen is a hot spring that is said to have a history of 3000 years, which is extremely old in Japan.
Dogo Onsen has the oldest history in Japan, not only in the old days of mythology, but also as a hot spring that appears in historical records.
  • Dogo Onsen Honkan

    Dogo Onsen Honkan is the symbol of Dogo Onsen, which is said to be the oldest in Japan, and is a hot spring facility represented by "Kami no Yu".
    The main attraction of Dogo Onsen Honkan is that it was designated as a national important cultural property in 1994 for the first time as a public bath in Japan.
    It continues to operate as an active public bath without turning it into a museum.
    In the Michelin Green Guide Japan published in 2009, it received the highest three stars.
    • Information on Dogo Onsen Honkan and renovation work
    • Facility information
      • God's hot water
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      • Tama no Yu
        Although it is smaller than Kami-no-Yu, the bathroom is made of Ajiishi stone, which is said to be the finest granite stone, and Oshima stone, and the walls are made of marble, giving it a luxurious feel. has become
    • Dogo Onsen Honkan

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      From 6:00 to 23:00((22:30)/ /Usage time Within 1 hour
  • Dogo Onsen Annex Asukanoyu Izumi((Asuka no Yu)

    Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka no Yu is a "new bath" with the concept of a bath house that incorporates the architectural style of the Asuka period.
    Based on the theme of "Ancient Dogo", legends and stories related to Dogo Onsen
    We will produce a collaborative work of "Ehime's traditional crafts" and "state-of-the-art art",
    It is a “base for disseminating a new hot spring culture” that stimulates the senses and can only be experienced in Matsuyama and Dogo with the “healing of hot springs”.
    • interior design
      • Entrance ~Entrance to Ancient Dogo ~
        As the entrance to ancient Dogo, we use "Zeolite Washi" that purifies the air, and make use of the delicate texture of Washi to feel the sacred atmosphere and invite you to "Onsen" to purify your body and soul. We welcome bathers with an imaged shade.

        At the entrance, there is a calligraphy sculpture by the calligrapher Shishu.
        The character is "water flow incense" and expresses the scent of new hot spring culture and history.
      • Bathroom ~ Large public bath surrounded by murals ~
        In the large public bath, the Dogo Onsen Honkan is also decorated with Tobe-yaki porcelain panel murals, creating a landscape of waka poems related to Dogo Onsen.
        The theme of the men's bathroom is the song of Yamabe no Akahito, and the motif is Mt. Iyo's sacred Mt.
        In the women's bathroom, the theme is the song of King Nukata, and the sea of Nikitatsu in the Seto Inland Sea is used as a motif to express the world of the song.
      • Bathroom ~ open-air bath ~
        In the open-air bath, the walls are decorated with Hime Hinoki cypress produced in the prefecture with a dynamic design that expresses the world of majestic mountains and the sea.
        In addition, the Kikuma tile lanterns used in Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen, the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Palace express the world view of Manyoshu.
      • Reproduction of the new hall from the special bathroom 2
        A “su” is a tool used to scoop up Japanese paper, and is woven using “bamboo strips” that are thinner than bamboo blinds and special threads for the screen.
        This is a special bathroom that reproduces the Yushinden, the exclusive bathroom for the imperial family in the Dogo Onsen Honkan, and it is like a lace curtain that expresses the delicate weave that is characteristic of Iyo screens in order to softly separate the bathroom and the resting room. A solemn and formal atmosphere is expressed with the simple "misu".
      • Large hall rest room ~ Large hall of about 109 square meters ~
        A large resting room with the same size as the resting room on the 2nd floor of Kami-no-Yu in the Dogo Onsen Dogo Onsen Honkan. I'm here.
    • Private room resting room ~Five resting rooms expressing legends related to Dogo Onsen ~
      • Between Shirasagi
        Based on the theme of "Legend of the Egret", using Iyo mizuhiki craftsmanship, it is a work that imagines the appearance of a white heron until it revives and flies away, and the pattern of a hot spring.
      • Tamanoishi Room
        Based on the theme of "Tama no Ishi Densetsu", it is produced by "Tsutsugakizome", in which patterns are drawn by hand while putting glutinous rice into a tube made of Japanese paper and squeezing it out. It is a work that makes use of the characteristics of the process.
      • Tsubaki no Ma
        Based on the theme of the "Tsubaki Forest" drawn on the "Yuoka Monument" that is said to have been left behind by Prince Shotoku when he visited Dogo Onsen, it now forms the largest towel production area in Japan. Imabari towel” expresses camellia.
      • Karimiya Room
        From the Asuka to the Heian period, many members of the imperial family visited Dogo Onsen Dogo Onsen. It is expressed in makie.
      • Between Yugeta
        Using 100 kinds of carving knives and the technique of Saijo Danjiri carving, the theme is "Iyo's Yugeta", expressing the bustle of the time when Dogo Onsen was described as "Iyo's Yugeta" in The Tale of Genji. I'm here.
  • Dogo Onsen Tsubaki-no-yu

    Dogo Onsen Tsubaki-no-yu is a Matsuyama bath that is loved by many people and is still an essential part of daily life.
    Located in the center of the Dogo Onsen Dogo Shopping Street, it has a calm atmosphere reminiscent of a storehouse.
    In addition, the entire building is L-shaped, and the characteristic exterior is eye-catching.
    The hot spring is the same as the Dogo Onsen Honkan, with no heating or adding water.
    • Bathroom/Hot water pot
      • Bathroom((Men's bath)
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      • Bathroom((Women's bath)
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    • Dogo Onsen Tsubaki-no-yu

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