Dogo Onsen
One of the oldest hot springs in Japan, in the city of Matsuyama on Shikoku. Its main bathhouse, the wooden Honkan of 1894, rises in tiers of tiled roofs to a small drum tower, and the streets around it fill with bathers in cotton yukata.
- Where
- Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 33.8519, 132.7864
Get the Dogo Onsen stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dogo Onsen. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ehime volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dogo Onsen
Mount Misen 64 km
The sacred mountain of Miyajima and the island's highest point at 535 metres, inside the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine. A ropeway and forest trails lead up to the summit rocks, with wide views over the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Itsukushima Shrine 65 km
A Shinto shrine on Miyajima built out over the tidal flats, so that at high tide its halls and great vermilion torii seem to float on the sea. The complex is a World Heritage Site, and several of its buildings are National Treasures.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 67 km
A museum inside the Peace Memorial Park documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and what it meant for the city and its people. Its main building, raised on pillars, was designed by Kenzo Tange and is an Important Cultural Property.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 68 km
A park in central Hiroshima planned by the architect Kenzo Tange and dedicated to the memory of those lost in the 1945 atomic bombing. Its axis runs from the museum through the arched Cenotaph and the Peace Flame to the Atomic Bomb Dome, and over a million people come each year.
Shukkei-en 68 km
A historic strolling garden in central Hiroshima whose name means shrunken scenery garden: valleys, mountains and forests recreated in miniature around a central pond. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum stands next to it.
Atomic Bomb Dome 68 km
The domed shell of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, kept just as it stood after 6 August 1945. It sits on the riverbank across from the Peace Memorial Park and was made a World Heritage Site in 1996.
Hiroshima Castle 68 km
Also called Carp Castle, it was the residence of the daimyo of the Hiroshima Domain, first built in the 1590s. The keep was rebuilt in 1958 as a replica of the original and now holds a museum of the city's history before the Second World War.
Ritsurin Garden 127 km
One of the largest strolling gardens in Japan, completed in 1745 as a private garden and villa for the feudal lords of Takamatsu and opened to the public in 1875. Ponds, arched bridges and carefully shaped pines sit at the foot of Mount Shiun.
Questions
Where is Dogo Onsen?
Dogo Onsen is in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Misen (64 km), Itsukushima Shrine (65 km), Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (67 km).
How do I get the Dogo Onsen stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dogo Onsen and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ehime volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dogo Onsen before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ehime volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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