Nakano-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
Minami Dogo Teiregi-no-Yu
A broad-ranging natural-spring and sauna facility best reached by car. The self-flowing 'Golden Spring' outdoor bath is the confirmed source-flow feature; the same treatment should not be assumed for every pool.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 06:00–24:00; last admission 23:00. The operator lists no regular weekly closure but posts occasional maintenance dates on its monthly calendar. Current adult admission is ¥680 on weekdays and ¥790 on weekends and public holidays; children ¥300. Free parking for 150 cars.
- Tattoo policy
- The current profile does not confirm a tattoo policy; ask the facility before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 40.5°C.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Minami Dogo Onsen No. 1 source, which rises naturally from about 1,200 metres underground.
- Spring classification
- Sodium-chloride spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- The operator says it cannot be measured because the source is self-flowing.
- Water handling
- The operator identifies the outdoor Golden Spring as naturally self-flowing, and Ehime tourism describes it as source-flowing. Treatment details for the other pools are not published as a single facility-wide specification.
Bathing indications
The operator lists general therapeutic-spring indications; these are not medical or cosmetic guarantees.
Some tourism listings still show former prices of ¥660/¥770; the current operator rates are ¥680/¥790. Occasional maintenance closures are posted separately from the regular schedule.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
