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When it rains · MatsuyamaUnder a roof: the Honkan bath, Bansuiso and the museum next door
A wet day, except a Monday, when Bansuiso and the museum are closed. The castle chairlift stops in rain; the ropeway runs. Timed from the gangway and back.
- Best for
- A wet day, except a Monday, when Bansuiso and the museum are closed. The castle chairlift stops in rain; the ropeway runs
- Room to spare
- Fits an 8-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
- What it costs
- Train ¥400 each way; three tram rides ¥750. Honkan Tama-no-Yu course ¥2,000; Bansuiso ¥400; Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum ¥500.
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
How the day runs
Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.
- +0:00Shuttle or taxi to Iyotetsu Mitsu Station, then the train to Matsuyama-shi, 15 min
- +0:40Tram to Dogo Onsen, about 20 min; the arcade to the Honkan is coveredFull guide: Dogo Onsen from the cruise berth
- +1:10Dogo Onsen Honkan: Tama-no-Yu with the second-floor rest room, ¥2,000, 60 min
Yukata, towels and tea included; the Yushinden imperial rooms can be viewed
What you will see herePhoto: Japanexperterna.se / CC BY-SA 3.0 - +2:25Lunch in the arcade
Gansui Dogo closes on Wednesdays; Kadoya Dogo Tsubakizaka opens every day
Photo: Fred Cherrygarden / CC BY-SA 4.0 - +3:20Tram to Okaido; 5 min on foot to Bansuiso, ¥400
09:00–18:00
Full guide: Matsuyama Castle from the cruise berth
Photo: Rekishi-JAPAN / CC0 - +4:05Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum, next door, ¥500
09:00–18:30, last entry 18:00; closed Mondays and for a period each February–March
- +4:50Tram to Matsuyama-shi Station and the train to Mitsu
- +5:30Shuttle or taxi to the quay
- +5:50Back at the gangway
Matsuyama, along this route
Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.
The other routes in Matsuyama
The castle by ropewayNeeds a 6-hour call · ~4hCalls with five hours or more ashore, any day of the week. Start by 12:30 so that you reach the keep before its last entry at 16:30 (16:00 in December and January)
Dogo Onsen: the Honkan bath, the clock and lunchNeeds a 7.5-hour call · ~5.5hCalls with six hours or more ashore, any day of the week. The Honkan takes no reservations for the ¥700 bath and can have a queueThe castle in the morning, Dogo Onsen after lunchNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7hCalls of nine hours, such as 08:00–17:00: ashore at 08:30 and back at the gangway by 15:30. On a 07:00–16:00 call start at 07:30 and reach the ropeway for its 08:30 opening