Where to Stay in Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen: Choosing the Right Area

A hot spring town centered on Dogo Onsen Honkan, with ryokan and hotels, public bathhouses such as Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, and a shopping arcade lined with souvenir shops. You can head out to the public baths in a yukata and admire the Honkan building lit up at night.

Best for

• ✓Those who want to stay at a hot spring ryokan
• ✓First-time visitors to Matsuyama
• ✓Travelers who prefer a relaxed stay

Nearest stations

🚉 Iyotetsu Dogo Onsen Station

An area centered on the Okaido covered shopping arcade, with plenty of restaurants and shops and the ropeway station for the ride up to Matsuyama Castle. The streetcar makes it easy to reach both Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama-shi Station.

Best for

• ✓Those who want to visit Matsuyama Castle
• ✓Anyone who wants to enjoy dining in the evening
• ✓Travelers who want to get around by streetcar

Nearest stations

🚉 Iyotetsu Okaido streetcar stop

A terminal for Iyotetsu suburban trains and local buses, with a department store in the station and the Gintengai shopping arcade continuing on to Okaido. It is a starting point for trips out to the suburbs.

Best for

• ✓Those heading out of the city by suburban train or bus
• ✓Anyone who wants to shop and eat in the shopping arcades

Nearest stations

🚉 Iyotetsu Matsuyama-shi Station

A station served by JR Yosan Line limited expresses, convenient for travel toward Takamatsu and Okayama or Imabari and the Shimanami Kaido. Airport limousine buses stop here, and the streetcar runs to the city center and Dogo Onsen.

Best for

• ✓Those traveling around Shikoku by JR
• ✓Travelers catching trains early in the morning or at night

Keep in mind

You will need the streetcar or other transport to reach the city center and Dogo Onsen.

Nearest stations

🚉 JR Matsuyama Station; Iyotetsu JR Matsuyama-ekimae streetcar stop