Dogo Onsen Honkan, one of Japan's oldest and most architecturally celebrated hot spring bathhouses, is set amid the maples and ginkgos of central Matsuyama, which colour brilliantly through November. Several Dogo onsen inns offer seasonal koyo packages combining private baths, kaiseki dinners featuring Ehime citrus and Pacific saury, and guided morning walks to nearby Matsuyama Castle where the moat is ringed by golden trees. The renovated Asuka-no-yu annex provides a luxurious alternative bath option with a rooftop lounge overlooking the autumn cityscape. This is a rare chance to combine traditional onsen culture with vivid foliage in a single town.
- Type
- Our service
- Category
- Autumn Leaves
- Season
- Autumn
- Month
- November
- Region
- Shikoku
- Prefecture
- Ehime
- City
- Matsuyama
Highlights
- ◆Bathe in the legendary Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse
- ◆Matsuyama Castle hill ablaze with maples and ginkgos in November
- ◆Seasonal koyo kaiseki dinners at historic Dogo ryokan
- ◆Asuka-no-yu annex rooftop lounge with autumn city views