MATSUYAMA HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE

Matsuyama Hotels & Travel Guide including getting to Matsuyama attractions including Dogo Onsen hot spring and Matsuyama hotels (Save up to 70% on Matsuyama Hotels Reservations).

Matsuyama (松山市; -shi) is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dogo Plain.

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Dogo Onsen

The city is famous for hot springs and is home to Dogo Onsen, the oldest hot spring in Japan.

Dogo Onsen - Famous hot spring by jpatokal

The famed novel Botchan by Natsume Sōseki is set in Matsuyama. As a result, there are several sites named after the main character including Botchan Stadium and the Botchan Street Car.

There is a regular night ferry to Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu.

On January 1, 2005, the city of Hojo and the town of Nakajima (from the former Onsen District) merged with Matsuyama. As of this merge, the city has an estimated population of 512,982 and a density of 1196 persons per km². The total (merged) area is 428.86 km².

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