Dogo, Matsuyama city Ehime, is the place where the great Haiku artist, TANEDA Santoka, died. He loved sake deeply, the sake is essential to talk about Santoka.

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Matsuyama castle is one of the biggest castles in Japan. This castle is built on Mt.Katsuyama, the center of Matsuyama city.

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Dogo bakushu kan is a beer hall next to Dogo Onsen. It serves three kinds of local beers named “Dogo beer”.

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Dogo onsen is known as model of MIYASAKI Hayao movie “Spirited Away”. The classic architecture built in Meiji era, have a presence.

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Dogo Onsen

Matsuyama is located in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku area. The city has long history and many episodes.
Matsuyama has many relations to great writers. For example, the famous haiku poet MASAOKA Shiki was born in Matsuyama. His friend, NATSUME Soseki had lived with MASAOKA Shiki in Matsuyama, and he wrote one of his masterpieces, “Bochan”. set in Matsuyama. SHIBA Ryotaro wrote the novel “Saka no ue no Kumo”(The cloud at top of the slope) adapted from them.

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