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Yamatoya Honten

大和屋本店

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Dōgo OnsenDogo Onsen
Shikoku·Ehime
+81 89-935-8880yamatoyahonten.com
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Day Use

No

Day-use bathing is closed irregularly for cleaning or on busy days, without notice. Last admission is at 20:00, an hour before closing.

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Bathing Arrangements

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Baths are gender-separated (Ominameshi for women, Otokoeshi for men). A guest review mentions the two baths are swapped between genders by time of day (男女入れ替え), which is a rotation, not mixed bathing.

Policies & Services

TattooNo

Allows entry with visible tattoos

Stated in the day-use bathing guidelines; applies to entry to the bathing facility.

KidsWith Conditions

Welcomes children and families

Children not yet toilet-trained are asked to avoid the main bath; children age 7 and up may not enter the opposite-sex bath, per local public-bath ordinance.

DiningYes

Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)

Day banquet plan open to non-lodging groups of 8 or more (18:00-21:00). The ryokan also runs three restaurants (Yugao, Sakuragawa, Matsukaze) that mainly serve staying guests' meals.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels available to rent or borrow

Towels are provided at the bath; day-use bathing separately includes a bath towel and face towel.

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

Paid parking for staying guests only (1,000 yen/night from 2025-07-01). Day-use bathers and day-banquet guests have no hotel parking and are directed to nearby paid lots.

Water treatment

Treated and recirculated
from Article 18 disclosure
  • Added water
    No
  • Reheated
    Yes
  • Recirculated
    Yes
  • Disinfected
    Yes
    塩素系薬剤
  • Bath additives
    No

道後温泉 第2分湯場

Dogo Onsen No. 2 Distribution Station

Operated by · 大和屋本店

湯
Simple

Sodium Bicarbonate-Chloride-Fluoride spring

Hot source · 49°CHigh silicaTop-decile alkaline
Composition fingerprint0.3 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺94
HCO₃⁻36
Cl⁻26
F⁻20
◀ CationsAnions ▶
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Bicarbonate HCO₃⁻
"soda" — softens skin, leaves it smooth.
Known good for
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A gentle alkaline simple thermal spring drawn from Dogo Onsen's No. 2 distribution station. Its alkalinity gives the slippery, soft-on-the-skin feel of Japan's beauty-water family, helped along by 52.0 mg/kg of metasilicic acid, enough to leave a thin silica film. Mineralization is light at 273 mg/kg, so the water sits easy on the body; the posted certificate documents it for peripheral circulation disorders and for autonomic instability, insomnia and depressed mood. This is not a free-flow bath: the water is recirculated and chlorine-disinfected to meet Matsuyama's public-bath hygiene standard, then reheated to hold a comfortable bathing temperature.

Analyzed Dec 6, 2023·愛媛県立衛生環境研究所

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About

Yamatoya Honten draws from the same piped source as Dogo Onsen Honkan next door, an alkaline spring that feels soft and smooth on the skin, the kind of water said to have drawn Meiji-era writers like Natsume Soseki to Dogo Onsen. The women's bath, Ominameshi (女郎花), has a cypress indoor tub and a rock open-air bath; the men's bath, Otokoeshi (男郎花), has a stone-centered indoor bath and its own cypress open-air bath, and the two switch between men and women during the day. A footbath cafe lets you soak your feet in Dogo Onsen water over a drink. The ryokan started in 1868 as a small inn built by paper-material merchants near Dogo Onsen, grew into a large hotel for tour groups through the 20th century, and was rebuilt in the 1990s in sukiya-zukuri style with its own Noh stage.

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Sergey M
7 months ago· edited

739. Yamatoya Honten, Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama Stayed one night, no higaeri. There was a change of bath sets between men and women, but at the time of writing this review, the website does not mention it. A Showa-era ryokan, pleasant in places, with some shortcomings in others, for example the corridor on the guest-room floor looks rather sad. For food, I only had breakfast, a fairly average buffet. The staff were Japanese, and the level of service varied, from a wooden-faced guy at reception to a young employee with good English, and a woman in kimono. 1. First bath set by men/women. 1.1. Two indoor baths, separated by a bridge-like passage to the outdoor bath. The water is clear, temperature 41.5. Breathing inside is comfortable. 1.2. Small outdoor bath. No view. The water is clear, temperature 42. 2. Second bath set by men/women. 2.1. Indoor bath area. A bit stuffy. The bath photos online match. 2.1.1. Main bath. The water is clear, temperature 41.5. 2.1.2. Small bath. The water is clear, temperature 40. 2.2. Outdoor area. No view. 2.2.1. Small bath in a single rock. The water is clear, temperature 41. 2.2.2. Medium-sized bath in rock. The water is clear, temperature 41.5. Overall, the place is not bad, and it is inexpensive for the price. Another question is that in Dogo it is hard to find something really good with onsen for accommodation. 06.01.2026 07.01.2026

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Last updated August 26, 2026