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Hotel MyStays Matsuyama

Candeo Hotels Matsuyama Okaido
"As you check in on the 13th floor it would be helpful to have a clearer sign in the entrance foyer. Apart from that we enjoyed the stay, the room and facilitates. It is conveniently located for many shops ahd restaurants and for the tram. Breakfast was a good selection of foods, mainly Japanese. ..."
Reviewed on May 29, 2026

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Matsuyama
"Room was excellent except for the condition of its carpet."
Reviewed on May 26, 2026

Umitosora

minamiseto karoto kazemachitei
"Curious community, but everyone is friendly if you have the chance to talk to them in Japanese."
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2025

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Popular places to visit

Dogo Onsen
Soak in the natural thermal water and admire the architecture and period décor of the bathhouse that inspired the wonderful drawings of the animated film Spirited Away.

Shiki Memorial Museum
As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

Matsuyama Castle
Picturesque cherry blossom trees form a different kind of moat around a three-story feudal castle with views extending across Matsuyama.

Dogo Park
Occupying the site of a medieval castle, this park is a tranquil oasis with colorful vegetation, varied wildlife, an observation deck, a museum and castle ruins.

Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

Matsuyama Castle Ropeway
Admire a bird’s-eye view of lush greenery, mountains and Matsuyama’s cityscape while riding in a gondola or an open-sided chairlift to the city’s feudal castle.
Things to do

Ehime: Dogo Onsen Culture Walk—Bathhouse, Shrine & Food
- Dogo Onsen
- Setonaikai National Park
- Matsuyama Tourist Port
- Shiki Memorial Museum
- Matsuyama Castle
- Dogo Park
- Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
- Matsuyama Castle Ropeway
- Tobe Zoo
- Ehime Children's Castle
- Aoshima Island
- Matsuyama Central Park
- Ehime University Museum
- Isaniwa Shrine
- Botchan Karakuri Clock
- Bansuiso
- Dogo Giyaman Glass Museum
- Botchan Train
- Katazoegahama Seaside Park
- Itami Juzo Museum
- Tamagawa Museum of Modern Art
- Ishite Temple
- Minara Natural Onsen Riraku
- Shinonome Shrine
- Ninomaru Historical Garden
- Lake Ishitegawa Dam
- Sairin-ji Temple
- Kenminnohama Hot Spring
- Enmanji
- Nagisa Aquarium

