Dogo Onsen

Is a hot spring that gushes in Shikoku, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture (the former Iyo country country) and (if your hot spring) Dogo Onsen. It is said that one of Japan's three Furuyu.

Its presence is known from ancient times. Called (meaning Tsu of simmering hot water) "Niki stand" the Hijaz, I seem to Manyoshu Kenichi. It should be noted that this neighborhood was called the Hot Springs County (county hot water) in the past, but this is a place name named after this hot spring. There is a theory that what (the kingdom of boiled) water country has turned the name of (the kingdom of Iyo) Iyo country.

The drawn novel of Natsume Soseki "Chi yan one Bow" also (in 1905), it has become a tourist destination typical of Ehime Prefecture. (Applicants Dogo hot spring inn cooperative) that is certified as a (local brand) regional collective trademark in August 2007.


Spring quality
Simple hot spring. (It is supplied in 46 degrees as a mixture of these) 51 degrees - 42 source temperature. In recent years, Dogo Onsen main building is also with chlorine disinfection under the influence of the county ordinance, I'm controversial in that case. Even Onsen Matsuyama city center, hot spring hot water is using the 引湯 back from Dogo Onsen can afford I also certain.

Efficacy
Neuralgia, rheumatism, gastrointestinal disease, skin disease, gout, anemia.

Co-hot water
Currently, there are co-yu two Dogo Onsen.
Dogo Onsen main building - use of tourist center. There is also a Matashin hall is a bathroom of royalty only.
Yu Camellia - use of local customer centered. Rates cheaper.

Egret legend
where the old days, it was not soak in hot water Egret footsore flows out from among the rocks, wound healed, and a look at the go taking off, warm, is a hot spring villagers and soak your hands, that confirms the efficacy there is a legend. This is the discovery of Dogo Onsen.
Not only Dogo Onsen, the edge of the hot spring and Egret deeply, egrets appeared to discover the story of hot springs around the country. In that it has entered the sense further, there is a (heron stone) stone is gratuitous and that traces of the white heron flew down the left, the small park Fengcheng garden in front of the station in the city train that (performance method) in Dogo Onsen It is laid in a corner.
One of the symbols of Dogo Onsen also becoming Egret, I have seen the design for which the motif egrets also fence around the main building Dogo Onsen. In addition, place name Sagiya remains.

596 years, Umayadonooji (Prince Shotoku) came hot water
That you have to stay in the Dogo hot spring for medical treatment has been described in Iyo country fudoki lost writings. Prince is climbing to Oka Isa Erh wave, and raved about hot water and landscape, and he left the inscription in memory, but the actual thing is not discovered until today, it is the mystery of Dogo Onsen maximum. There is also a theory that Kono was taken away during the hot water erecting fortification in the 14th century. Monument that documents the pattern of green space to the south side of the hot water of the camellia is erected.
Starting with this, according to companies such as Den Isa Erh wave and shrines "Chronicles of Japan" of (Hachiman), Kei line Chusetsu Emperor and Empress Emperor and Jingu-舒明 Emperor and Qi Ming Emperor (Emperor very emperor) Nakanooenooji ( It is royalty many people such as Tenmu) of (after Tenjiten'no) ocean people after Prince and the royal visit.