--- name: "Dogo Onsen Honkan" lat: 33.85206 lng: 132.78642 official_url: "https://dogo.jp/" fee: "Seven tickets, each a different price. Adult means 12 and over, child means 2 to 11 (for Yushinden, 6 to 11); how 0 and 1 year olds are treated is not stated. Kami-no-yu downstairs, the bath alone, is ¥700 and ¥350. Kami-no-yu second-floor seating, with a rest in the big tatami hall, is ¥1,300 and ¥650. Tama-no-yu second-floor seating, which adds the Tama-no-yu bath and free viewing of Yushinden, is ¥2,000 and ¥1,000, and a private room on the third floor is ¥2,500 and ¥1,250. The two reserved rooms on the third floor are ¥6,000 or ¥3,000 per party on top of ¥1,300 and ¥650 each. Viewing Yushinden alone, with a guide, is ¥500 and ¥250. A three-bath pass covering Honkan, Tsubaki-no-yu and Asuka-no-yu is ¥1,400 and ¥640, valid the day you buy it and the day after. Towels are not provided with the two Kami-no-yu tickets; the shop rents them at ¥110 and ¥320." last_verified: "2026-08-15" --- # Dogo Onsen Honkan Dogo Onsen is said to go back three thousand years. In 1994 this wooden building became the first public bathhouse in Japan listed as an Important Cultural Property. Six years of restoration work finished in December 2024. Two baths sit inside: Kami-no-yu on the ground floor, where regulars come almost daily, and Tama-no-yu, reached from the second-floor seating. A third-floor corner room is named after the novel Botchan; Natsume Soseki is said to have used it. On the roof, a drum still sounds the hour. - Area: ehime - Type: sightseeing - Average stay: 60 min - Hours: Opening hours differ by ticket. Kami-no-yu downstairs runs 6:00-23:00 with last tickets at 22:30. Kami-no-yu and Tama-no-yu second-floor seating run 6:00-22:00, last tickets 21:00; the third-floor private room also 6:00-22:00 but last tickets 20:30. The two reserved rooms have set slots — Shirasagi 6:30-20:00, Hisho 8:00-21:30. Yushinden viewing is 9:00-17:00, last tickets 16:30, in fixed guided rounds. Time in the building is also capped by ticket: 60 minutes for the Kami-no-yu tickets and Tama-no-yu second-floor seating, 90 minutes for the third-floor rooms, 30 minutes for Yushinden. There is no weekly closing day; the building closes for one day each December for a deep clean. - Last verified: 2026-08-15 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | Entirely indoors — a wooden bathhouse building. Kami-no-yu and Tama-no-yu are both inside; there is no open-air bath. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/onsen/honkan) | | Outside food allowed | No | Eating or drinking what you bring in is asked against, across all three Dogo baths, and nothing may be taken into the bathing room. Drinks are sold at the shop — milk ¥200, mikan juice ¥180, Dogo cider ¥350. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/faq) | | English support | English menu & signs | The official site has English, traditional and simplified Chinese and Korean versions. Nothing is stated about staff speaking English. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/) | | Steps & slope caution | Many steps | Second-floor and third-floor seating is reached by the stairs at the end of the central corridor — that is the route given for every ticket above the basic one. Only Kami-no-yu downstairs stays on the ground floor. Nothing about lifts, slopes or step-free routes appears anywhere on the site. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/howto) | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Yes | The fee table runs adult 12 and over, child 2 to 11 (Yushinden 6 to 11). How 0 and 1 year olds are treated is not stated, and neither is whether a child still in nappies may bathe. Time in the building is capped by ticket — 60 minutes for the Kami-no-yu tickets, 90 for the third-floor rooms. Shampoo, conditioner and body soap are provided in both baths, but the two Kami-no-yu tickets come with no towels. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/onsen/honkan) | | Stroller access notes | Yes | Three minutes on foot from Dogo Onsen tram terminus; about 25 minutes by tram from JR Matsuyama station, about 40 minutes by limousine bus from Matsuyama airport. Two free spaces for blue-badge holders sit in the square on the east side of the building. Each changing room has free lockers, coin lockers are dotted around the building, and large suitcases can be left with a paid baggage service. Hair dryers are free. This is a day bath — you cannot stay the night. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://dogo.jp/faq) | | Stroller friendly | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller rental | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | | | | | Nursing space | Not checked yet | | | | | Family restroom | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | |