Matsuyama Airport 29 min
Ishite Temple (15 min) Sprawling Buddhist temple compound with a famed gate, pagodas & a complex of caves & tunnels. Matsuyama Castle (7 min) Accessed by chairlift, cable car or foot, this restored 17th-century castle is surrounded by a park. Dogo Onsen Station (2 min) Hot spring Shiroyama (7 min) Urban peak with cherry trees, a cable car to a restored feudal castle & Matsuyama city views. Isaniwa Shrine (4 min) Yuzuki-Jo Site (5 min) Excavation of the remaining walls of a hilltop castle with a moat, built in the 14th century. Bansuisō (11 min) Tobe Zoo (25 min) Dogo Onsen Tsubakinoyu (3 min) Popular 3-story bathhouse with 2 bathing areas, a rest lounge & intricate ornaments. The Shiki Museum (3 min) Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum (10 min) Opened in 2007, this museum features exhibits related to Ryōtarō Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo. Dogo Park (5 min) Once the site of a castle, this grassy park features cherry trees & a hilltop observation platform. Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu (3 min) Hot-springs complex with private baths & an airy interior blending modern & ancient design styles. Matsuyama Castle Ropeway and Lift Station (7 min) Chairlift & cable-car station for rides through forest to a 17th-century castle on a hilltop. |