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Shinrokaku

Shinrokaku is a pavilion and drum tower on the roof of the Dogo Onsen Main Building in Matsuyama, featuring a white heron statue and traditional drum, symbolic of the hot spring's legendary origins and local traditions.

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Dōgo Onsen Honkan
道後温泉本館
Grab your towel and go bathing! Dōgo Onsen is the oldest and most famous onsen in Japan, with a history stretching back over 3,000 years. Quite a few legends surround these waters. One says that the springs of Dōgo were discovered when, during the age of the gods, a heron placed his injured leg into hot water streaming out of a rock and was miraculously healed. Another claims that when an ill god bathed in the hot spring, the god recovered and danced for joy. The heron motif is everywhere inside the building. Tama no ishi or Yudama, the round rock from which the healing waters sprang, is the source of the symbol for Dōgo, though it looks more like a chestnut to some. There are two types of baths in the honkan for both men and women.; In January 2019, renovation works started on the Dogo Onsen Honkan during which the bath house is closed partially over the period of seven years. During the first of two phases of the renovation works, two small baths on the first floor remain open to visitors (one for each gender), while the rest of the building, including the rest areas on the second and third floors, gets closed. Some parts of the building will be covered up by scaffolding; however, some of the building's sides (the front and north sides during the first phase of the renovations) will intentionally be kept free of scaffolding to reduce the impact on tourism.
Closed · opens 6 amBuilt 1894
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坊っちゃんの間
道後湯之町5-6
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EatBar & grill restaurant
Dōgo Bakushukan
道後麦酒館
One of the only two restaurants privileged with having Dōgo Beer on the menu, Bakushukan is to the right of Dōgo Onsen Honkan and has a warm, semi-German theme.
Tue-Sun 11:00-22:00¥1000-2000