Frequently asked questions

The Dōgo Onsen Honkan is alive and well and open for business. Conservation and repair work on the Dōgo Onsen Honkan began on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, but it is still open for business. The second floor, where there are rooms for relaxing, and the areas above are closed, but the first floor is open for bathing.
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There is no accommodation at Dōgo Onsen Honkan, Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, or Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu, as they are open only for bathing.
Contact the Dōgo Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Association (external website) for accommodation around Dōgo Onsen.

The Dōgo Onsen Honkan relaxation rooms cannot be used due to construction. It is only open for bathing, and reservations are not taken.
As for Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, the large second-floor Large resting lounge can be reserved only by groups of 20 or more (excluding high-volume seasons). Depending on congestion, group guests may not be able to enter the bathhouses all at one time. The second-floor special bathing room can be reserved by phone from the day after three months before the desired date of use, regardless of the number of people.
■Phone：089-932-1126(Dōgo Onsen Consortium)
■E-mail：y-asukanoyu@lesp.co.jp
■Business hours：6:00a.m. ~ 11:00p.m.

From Matsuyama Airport, which is about 11 kilometers away, it is about 40 minutes to Dōgo Onsen Station by limousine bus.
From JR Matsuyama Station, which is about 5 kilometers away, it is about 25 minutes to Dōgo Onsen Station by tram.
From Matsuyama Kanko-ko Port, which is about 11 kilometers away, it is about 43 minutes to Dōgo Onsen Station by limousine bus.
From Mitsuhama-ko Port, which is about 9 kilometers away, it is about 35 minutes to Matsuyama Shieki Station by local bus and from there, about 20 minutes to Dōgo Onsen Station by tram.
From Dōgo Onsen Station, it is a three-minute walk to Dōgo Onsen Honkan.

Access to Matsuyama
Main public transportation from major stations and terminals to Dōgo Onsen Honkan
(PDF for the map: 112KB)

There are two Matsuyama municipal parking lots (Dōgo Onsen Parking Lot and Dōgo Onsen Iwaidani-higashimachi Parking Lot).
Check the access page for details.

Dōgo Onsen Honkan, Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, and Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu are temporarily closed for one day in December every year for major cleaning. Please visit our website for temporary closures due to conservation and repair work.

Please do not bring food and drinks into Dōgo Onsen Honkan, Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, or Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu from the outside.

［Dōgo Onsen Honkan］

shampoo and conditioner The Tamo-no-Yu bath does not have shampoo and conditioner available.
You can buy them for 50 yen each at the reception desk.

soap The Tama-no-Yu bath does not have soap available.
You can buy mikan soap for 50 yen at the reception desk.

towels You can rent a facial towel for 50 yen and a bath towel for 200 yen.
You can buy a Dōgo Onsen Honkan original face towel for 220 yen.

［Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu］

shampoo, conditioner, and body soap These are not available in the second-floor special bathing room.
They are available in the first-floor bathing room.

towels The second-floor special bathing room course comes with a rental bath towel and face towel.
The second-floor private resting room course comes with a rental face towel.
The first-floor bathing with second-floor large resting lounge course does not come with a towel.
You can rent a face towel for 50 yen and a bath towel for 200 yen.
You can buy a Dōgo Onsen Asuka-no-Yu original face towel for 600 yen and bath towel for 2000 yen.

［Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu］

There are no amenities such as shampoo, conditioner, or soap provided free of charge.

*You can bring your own towel, soap, and other items into any Dōgo Onsen bathhouse.

Hair dryers at Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu can be used for 10 yen for every three minutes.
Hair dryers at Dōgo Onsen Honkan and Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu are free of charge.

Each changing room in Dōgo Onsen Honkan has free lockers.
Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu has coin-operated lockers in a number of locations in the building and free lockers in each changing room.
Dōgo Onsen Tsubaki-no-Yu has coin-operated lockers in each changing room and elsewhere in the building.
Please note that Dōgo Onsen is not liable for items stored in the lockers.