Matsuyama in two days: stay in Okaido or Dogo?
Stay one night near Okaido for the keep, or near Dogo for nearby accommodation after bathing. Okaido courses visit the keep and baths on separate days; Dogo courses view Honmaru without entering the keep. For a next-morning departure, move final sightseeing earlier or omit it.
Choose an itinerary for 2 days / 1 night
Okaido stay for castle and baths
Stay one night near Okaido for the castle keep and next-day bathing. Visit them on separate days, returning to Okaido after the final-day bath before departure.
Okaido stay for castle and baths →2 days / 1 nightDogo stay and castle views
Stay one night in Dogo to rest nearby after bathing. Next day, see city views from the castle's Honmaru grounds. This course uses return ropeways without entering the keep.
Dogo stay and castle views →Okaido stay for castle and baths
Stay one night near Okaido for the castle keep and next-day bathing. Visit them on separate days, returning to Okaido after the final-day bath before departure.
Day one: climb to Matsuyama Castle
Stay one night near Okaido, visiting the castle keep on day one and Dogo Onsen Honkan on day two.
- Matsuyama Airport or JR Matsuyama Station → Okaido tram stop
For a JR arrival, take Dogo Onsen-bound city tram 5 from outside JR Matsuyama Station to Okaido. From the airport, collect luggage and choose a limousine stopping at Okaido. Some airport buses do not stop here; check your date's timetable. Arrival transport is excluded from the sightseeing subtotal.
City tram timetableAirport limousine routes, fares and 1–24 October 2026 timetableLower-station access
- Okaido tram stop → Shinonomeguchi lower ropeway station
Walk from Okaido tram stop to the Shinonomeguchi lower ropeway station, officially about five minutes.
- Shinonomeguchi lower ropeway station → Upper station and keep ticket office
Buy an adult JPY 520 return ticket at the lower station and take the ropeway. From the upper station, walk through Honmaru to the keep ticket office. The operator's roughly 30-minute journey from lower-station Level 1 to the ticket office excludes keep-interior viewing.
- Keep ticket office → Matsuyama Castle keep
Adult keep admission is JPY 520, separate from the return ropeway. Usual viewing hours are 09:00–17:00, with admission ending 30 minutes before closing. August and December–January hours differ; check your date's cutoff before entering.
- Matsuyama Castle keep → Lower ropeway station and Okaido shopping street
After viewing, return to the upper boarding point and take the ropeway down. Walk towards Okaido for a meal or rest.
If a late arrival misses keep admission, eat in the city today. To move the castle to tomorrow, recalculate whether bathing and departure travel still fit; if not, omit one facility.
Day two: bathe at Dogo, return to Okaido and depart
- Okaido accommodation → Dogo Onsen Honkan
Take Dogo Onsen-bound city tram 3 from Okaido to the terminus, then walk Haikara Street to Honkan. Kami-no-Yu bath-only admission is JPY 700 for adults, with 06:00–23:00 operation, reception until 22:30 and 60-minute use without reservations. Allow the station walk and on-site waits separately.
Bath courses, fees and booking conditionsCity tram timetableApril 2026 fare table, page twoOfficial Dogo station, shopping street and Honkan walking map
- Dogo Onsen Honkan → Okaido tram stop
After bathing, return to Dogo Onsen Station and take Matsuyama City Station-bound tram 3 to Okaido. Eat or rest in the shopping street, then choose the airport or JR route below for your departure. For a morning departure, move bathing to another day.
Included items: Keep JPY 520 + return ropeway JPY 520 + Kami-no-Yu JPY 700 + two trams: cash JPY 500 / IC JPY 460
Extra costs: Flights, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, separate travel between accommodation and stops, stations or facilities, arrival transport, airport limousines, taxis and extra journeys cost more.
The subtotal is per adult for the castle keep, return ropeway, Honkan Kami-no-Yu bath and two day-two Okaido–Dogo trams. Both trams paid in cash total JPY 500; both with nationwide transport IC cards total JPY 460. The final extra JR-station tram or airport bus is excluded.
Castle fees and hoursBath courses, fees and booking conditionsApril 2026 fare table, page twoBoarding and payment methods
Dogo stay and castle views
Stay one night in Dogo to rest nearby after bathing. Next day, see city views from the castle's Honmaru grounds. This course uses return ropeways without entering the keep.
Day one: bathe at Dogo Honkan
Stay one night near Dogo, bathing at Honkan before next-day Honmaru views. Keep-interior viewing is excluded; return ropeways are included.
- Matsuyama Airport or JR Matsuyama Station → Dogo Onsen Station stop
For JR arrival, take Dogo-bound city tram 5 from outside JR Matsuyama to Dogo Onsen Station. From the airport, check a limousine departing after your actual arrival and stopping at Dogo. Not every airport bus goes here. Arrival transport is excluded from sightseeing subtotals.
City tram timetableAirport limousine routes, fares and 1–24 October 2026 timetableBath courses, fees and booking conditions
- Dogo Onsen Station and Haikara Street → Dogo Onsen Honkan
Walk Haikara Street from Dogo Onsen Station to Honkan for bathing.
Bath courses, fees and booking conditionsOfficial Dogo station, shopping street and Honkan walking map
- Dogo Onsen Honkan → Dogo accommodation
Honkan Kami-no-Yu bath-only admission is JPY 700 for adults, with 06:00–23:00 operation, reception until 22:30 and 60-minute use without advance reservations. Queues or temporary operating changes can delay bathing. Afterwards, eat at an open place on Haikara Street and return to Dogo accommodation. Its distance from Honkan depends on your address.
Bath courses, fees and booking conditionsOfficial Dogo station, shopping street and Honkan walking map
Day two: visit Honmaru from Okaido and return
- Dogo accommodation → Matsuyama Castle Honmaru grounds
Take Matsuyama City Station-bound tram 3 from Dogo Onsen to Okaido. Walk about five minutes to Shinonomeguchi and buy an adult JPY 520 return ropeway ticket. From the upper station, continue on foot to Honmaru square. The operator's roughly 30-minute estimate covers the ropeway journey and walk from lower-station Level 1 to the keep ticket office; time at Honmaru is extra. Honmaru is free, and this course excludes the keep interior.
Castle fees and hoursLower-station accessCity tram timetableApril 2026 fare table, page two
- Matsuyama Castle Honmaru grounds → Dogo Onsen Station
Return from Honmaru to the upper boarding point and take the ropeway down. Walk to Okaido, take Dogo-bound tram 3 and alight at Dogo Onsen Station. Choose the airport or JR departure route below.
Included items: Return ropeway JPY 520 + Kami-no-Yu JPY 700 + two trams: cash JPY 500 / IC JPY 460; keep excluded
Extra costs: Flights, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, separate travel between accommodation and stops, stations or facilities, arrival transport, airport limousines, taxis and extra journeys cost more. Keep admission of JPY 520 is excluded.
This covers return ropeways for Honmaru views without entering the keep, plus two day-two Dogo–Okaido trams. Add JPY 520 for the keep interior. The extra departure JR-station tram or airport bus is excluded.
Castle fees and hoursBath courses, fees and booking conditionsApril 2026 fare table, page twoBoarding and payment methods
Questions before departure
Does Dogo accommodation include Honkan bathing?
Honkan is a separate public bathhouse. This course's Kami-no-Yu bath-only use costs JPY 700 for ages 12+, operates 06:00–23:00 with reception until 22:30 and allows 60 minutes. No advance reservations means reception queues are possible. Check admission separately from accommodation prices. Other lounge courses change fees. Facility conditions checked 9 October 2026.
Official sources and check dates
- Castle fees and hours ·
- Lower-station access ·
- Bath courses, fees and booking conditions ·
- Airport limousine routes, fares and 1–24 October 2026 timetable ·
- Matsuyama Airport bus guide ·
- City tram timetable ·
- April 2026 fare table, page two ·
- Boarding and payment methods ·
- Official Dogo station, shopping street and Honkan walking map ·