Matsuyama Castle's white keeps and turrets on high stone walls, on a wooded hilltop

The wooden Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse with rickshaws parked in front under a cloudy sky

Small ripe mandarin-type citrus on a tree against a clear blue sky

The top of a white castle keep behind branches of white plum blossom

Matsuyama, Ehime

Matsuyama: Where to Eat, What to Do and Where to Stay

Food · Things to do · Where to stay

Matsuyama is two places on one tram line. Okaido, in the centre, is about 10 minutes from JR Matsuyama Station and about 5 minutes on foot from the castle ropeway. Dogo Onsen, about 25 minutes from the station, has the three public bathhouses; Dogo Onsen Honkan has been fully open since July 2024. Local food runs from tai-meshi in two styles to Botchan dango and mikan juice.

The pages below split the city the way a trip does: where to eat, what to do, and whether to sleep in Dogo Onsen or the city centre.

Matsuyama: food, things to do, where to stay

Where to eat in MatsuyamaMatsuyama Tai-meshi Akiyoshi, Dogo · Kadoya Dogo Ekimae · Gansui (main shop, Okaido)
Things to do in MatsuyamaMatsuyama Castle (keep, ropeway and chairlift) · Dogo Onsen Honkan · Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu
Where to stay in MatsuyamaChaharu · Dogo Onsen Yamatoya Honten · Hotel Patio Dogo