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Dōgo Onsen

Ehime · 道後温泉

Dōgo Onsen is a hot spring town in Ehime, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42–51°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 3 h
CarNot needed
JR PassNot a JR line
  1. Train to Dogo Onsen Station
  2. A short walk

Fly into Kansai (KIX) or Itami. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Matsuyama CastleCastle · 2 km
Ishite-ji TempleTemple · 1 km
Hōgon-ji TempleTemple · 0.3 km
Museum of Art, EhimeArt museum · 2.6 km
Isaniwa ShrineShrine · 0.3 km
Saka no Ue no Kumo MuseumMuseum · 1.9 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Matsuyama City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Matsuyama City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Himehiko OnsenEhime · 媛彦温泉3 km southeast
Simple spring
Hoshinōka OnsenEhime · 星乃岡温泉3.8 km south
Simple spring
Okudōgo OnsenEhime · 奥道後温泉3.9 km northeast
Sulfur spring
Gonge OnsenEhime · 権現温泉5.4 km north
Simple spring
Dōgosaya OnsenEhime · 道後さや温泉6.2 km southwest
Chloride spring
Minamidōgo OnsenEhime · 南道後温泉8.7 km southeast
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Isawa OnsenYamanashi · 石和温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sandogoya OnsenTochigi · 三斗小屋温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Kakeyu OnsenNagano · 鹿教湯温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yubara OnsenOkayama · 湯原温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Asama OnsenNagano · 浅間温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
42–51°C
Address in Japanese
/ 愛媛県松山市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

33.8519, 132.7864 — open the map

Read more

English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.