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Dogo Onsen from the cruise berth

The 1894 bathhouse, fully open again, at the end of the tram line

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From the berth
60–70 min
Shuttle or taxi to Mitsu Station, train 15 min (¥400), tram about 20 min (¥250), 3 min on foot; our estimate with waits. Taxi about 40 min
Honkan bath
¥700, 60 min
Kami-no-Yu, ground floor, 06:00–23:00, last entry 22:30 · no reservations · towel hire ¥110
With a rest room
¥1,300–2,500
Second-floor seats ¥1,300 or ¥2,000, third-floor private room ¥2,500 (90 min); yukata and tea included; 06:00–22:00
Restoration
Finished Dec 2024
Work from January 2019 to 20 December 2024; every floor is in use

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Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Why it's worth your hours

Dogo Onsen Honkan is a three-storey wooden bathhouse of 1894, the first public bath in Japan named an Important Cultural Property. You buy a ticket at the window, bathe, and on the dearer courses rest upstairs in a yukata with tea.

Around it are the Dogo arcade, the karakuri clock and footbath in front of the tram stop, and the annex Asuka-no-Yu, ¥610. A three-bath ticket is ¥1,440.

What you actually do here

Four things the plaques won't tell you

  1. The ¥700 bath cannot be reserved. The official site shows the current waiting time: look before you take the tram.
  2. The Yushinden imperial rooms (¥500, 09:00–17:00) and the two private rooms need a reservation, online until 22:00 the day before.
  3. Cards, transit IC cards and QR payments are accepted at the ticket window.
  4. The karakuri clock performs on the hour; every 30 minutes at weekends and on holidays, and every day in March, April, August and November, from 28 December to 5 January and from 1 to 5 May.

A three-bath ticket is ¥1,440.

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Quick answers

Questions people ask here

Is Dogo Onsen Honkan open after the restoration?

Yes, all of it. The conservation work that began in January 2019 was completed on 20 December 2024. The ground-floor Kami-no-Yu bath is open 06:00–23:00, ¥700 for 60 minutes.

Do I need to book Dogo Onsen Honkan?

Not for the baths: the ground-floor bath takes no reservations. The Yushinden viewing and the two private rooms, Shirasagi and Hisho, are by reservation only.

Whatever the plan: back aboard 60 minutes before all-aboard. Full port context on the Matsuyama guide.
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