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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Tama-no-yu bathing area for men in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Botchan-no-ma Room, named after a famous book written by Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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[Breaking News]Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

MATSUYAMA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs. (Kyodo)

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Tama-no-yu bathing area for women in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of renovation work.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Kami-no-yu bathing area for men in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Kami-no-yu bathing area for men in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Kami-no-yu bathing area for men in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People celebrate the full resumption of operations for the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse on July 10, 2024, in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan, after about five and a half years of repairs. The bathhouse is listed as property of national cultural significance.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows a private room called "the Soaring Room" in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the Second-floor Hall of the Kami-no-yu bathing area, a lounge used after bathing, in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.(Kyodo)

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows Yushinden reserved for use by members of Japan's imperial family in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, is scheduled to resume full operations on 11 July after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows Yushinden reserved for use by members of Japan's imperial family in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, is scheduled to resume full operations on 11 July after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows Shirasagi-no-Ma private room in the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, which is listed as a property of national cultural significance, is scheduled to resume full operations on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, is scheduled to fully resume operating on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 9, 2024, shows the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, is scheduled to fully resume operating on July 11 after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Dogo Onsen bathhouse to fully resume operations

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, shows the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The bathhouse, deemed a property of national cultural importance, is slated to fully resume operations on July 11 following repair work that lasted about five and a half years.

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Year-end clean-up held at Dogo Onsen Honkan

Year-end clean-up held at Dogo Onsen Honkan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Workers engage in year-end clean-up operations at the Dogo Onsen Honkan, a time-honored wooden hot spring facility in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2014.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks at famed resort

'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks at famed resort

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Popular "rakugo" comic storyteller Katsura Bunshi presents one of his original tales at Dogo Onsen Honkan, an old wooden public bathhouse, on Oct. 24, 2014, in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the renovation of the bathhouse dating back to 1894.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks on famed spa resort

'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks on famed spa resort

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Popular "Rakugo" comic storyteller Katsura Bunshi performs his original tale titled "Let's go to Dogo Onsen," one of Japan's oldest and most famous hot springs in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2014, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the renovation of the Dogo Onsen Honkan wooden public bathhouse dating back to 1894.

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Reed screens hung over bathhouse windows ahead of summer

Reed screens hung over bathhouse windows ahead of summer

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Reed screens are hung over windows of the Dogo Onsen Honkan building, a time-honored wooden bathhouse, ahead of the summer season in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on June 2, 2014.

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Dogo Onsen art festival begins

Dogo Onsen art festival begins

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Dogo Onsen Honkan, the main building of the Dogo Onsen hot springs resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, is covered with artificially created fog on April 10, 2014, as the Dogo Onsenart 2014 art festival began to commemorate the 120th anniversary of its renovation.

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Sculptor Bourgeat's work at spa facility in Dogo Onsen

Sculptor Bourgeat's work at spa facility in Dogo Onsen

MATSUYAMA, Japan - French sculptor Lilian Bourgeat stands in front of his huge work at a spa facility in the Dogo Onsen hot springs resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on April 8, 2914, before the opening of the Dogo Onsenart 2014 art festival on April 10.

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Inn in Dogo Onsen with sliding doors of water plant design

Inn in Dogo Onsen with sliding doors of water plant design

MATSUYAMA, Japan - An inn in the Dogo Onsen hot springs resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, unveils a room with sliding doors of a water plant design used for Arita-yaki porcelain on April 8, 2014, before the opening of the Dogo Onsenart 2014 art festival on April 10.

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Ishimoto designs guest room in hot spa hotel

Ishimoto designs guest room in hot spa hotel

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Japanese textile designer Fujio Ishimoto speaks in a guestroom of his design at Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2013. The room was designed in the image of a grass field.

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Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, displays a guest room designed by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Morning market begins in Dogo hot spring resort

Morning market begins in Dogo hot spring resort

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A morning market to sell fresh local vegetables, fruits and other products opened at the famous hot spring resort town of Dogo, Matsuyama, in Ehime Prefecture, on July 31. The market will open every fourth Sunday.

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Lackluster tourism in Japan

Lackluster tourism in Japan

A commercial street near the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in the Ehime Prefecture city of Matsuyama, western Japan, is deserted on Aug. 21, 2021, as Ehime is under a quasi-COVID-19 state of emergency.

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Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer Mika Ninagawa looks at one of her works on display at Dogo Onsen Honkan, a renowned wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan on Dec. 2, 2015. The Dogo hot spring resort is holding a 10-month-long event until Feb. 29, 2016, combining the hot spring with art, showcasing Ninagawa's works themed on flower petals on the streets and introducing "yukata" kimono bathrobes bearing colorful flower petal motifs designed by Ninagawa, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer Mika Ninagawa stands in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan, a renowned wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan, with a curtain designed with one of her works hanging, on Dec. 2, 2015. The Dogo hot spring resort is holding a 10-month-long event until Feb. 29, 2016, combining the hot spring with art, showcasing Ninagawa's works themed on flower petals on the streets and introducing "yukata" kimono bathrobes bearing colorful flower petal motifs designed by Ninagawa, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end cleaning at historic Matsuyama public bathhouse

Year-end cleaning at historic Matsuyama public bathhouse

A worker engages in the "susuharai" end of year clean up ritual at Dogo Onsen Honkan, a time-honored wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan on Dec. 1, 2015 before the start of the new year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end cleaning at historic Matsuyama public bathhouse

Year-end cleaning at historic Matsuyama public bathhouse

Workers engage in the "susuharai" end of year clean up ritual at Dogo Onsen Honkan, a time-honored wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan on Dec. 1, 2015 before the start of the new year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer's works illuminated at wooden public bathhouse

Photographer's works illuminated at wooden public bathhouse

Colorful pictures taken by photographer and film director Mika Ninagawa are hung on "shoji" sliding screens at Dogo Onsen Honkan, an old wooden public bathhouse in the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, western Japan, and are lit on a trial basis on the evening of Sept. 30, 2015. The exhibition, which started the next day, will continue until the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer's works shown at wooden public hot-spring bathhouse

Photographer's works shown at wooden public hot-spring bathhouse

Colorful pictures by photographer and film director Mika Ninagawa are hung on "shoji" sliding screens on Oct. 1, 2015, at Dogo Onsen Honkan, an old wooden public bathhouse at the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, western Japan. The exhibition will continue until the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer's works exhibited at old wooden public bathhouse

Photographer's works exhibited at old wooden public bathhouse

Visitors relax in a room on Oct. 1, 2015, against a background of "shoji" sliding screens with colorful pictures taken by photographer and film director Mika Ninagawa at Dogo Onsen Honkan, an old wooden public bathhouse in the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, western Japan. The exhibition will continue until the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Visitors relax in room with reed screens at Dogo Onsen spa resort

Visitors relax in room with reed screens at Dogo Onsen spa resort

Visitors drink tea in a resting room on June 1, 2015, at Dogo Onsen Honkan, a traditional public bathhouse and symbol of the Dogo Onsen spa resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Reed screens were hung below the eaves earlier in the day to kick off the summer tourism season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dogo Onsen spa resort landmark ready for summer in western Japan

Dogo Onsen spa resort landmark ready for summer in western Japan

Dogo Onsen Honkan, a traditional public bathhouse and symbol of the Dogo Onsen spa resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is ready for the summer tourism season as screens made of reed are hung below the eaves on June 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Worker hangs reed screen below eaves of Dogo Onsen spa resort landmark

Worker hangs reed screen below eaves of Dogo Onsen spa resort landmark

A worker at Dogo Onsen Honkan hangs a screen made of reed below its eaves on June 1, 2015, marking the start of the summer tourism season at the traditional public bathhouse, a symbol of the Dogo Onsen spa resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Morning market begins in Dogo hot spring resort

Morning market begins in Dogo hot spring resort

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A morning market to sell fresh local vegetables, fruits and other products opened at the famous hot spring resort town of Dogo, Matsuyama, in Ehime Prefecture, on July 31. The market will open every fourth Sunday. (Kyodo)

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Year-end clean-up held at Dogo Onsen Honkan

Year-end clean-up held at Dogo Onsen Honkan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Workers engage in year-end clean-up operations at the Dogo Onsen Honkan, a time-honored wooden hot spring facility in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2014. (Kyodo)

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks at famed resort

'Rakugo' comic storyteller speaks at famed resort

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Popular "rakugo" comic storyteller Katsura Bunshi presents one of his original tales at Dogo Onsen Honkan, an old wooden public bathhouse, on Oct. 24, 2014, in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the renovation of the bathhouse dating back to 1894. (Kyodo)

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Renovation begins at historic bathhouse in western Japan

Renovation begins at historic bathhouse in western Japan

People get ready for an extensive seven-year renovation project at the main building of the historic Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hot-spring house in western Japan

Hot-spring house in western Japan

People sweep the soot off Dogo Onsen Honkan, a hot-spring house in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2018, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspension of travel promotion campaign across Japan

Suspension of travel promotion campaign across Japan

A couple walk in front of a Japanese-style inn in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2020. The Japanese government expanded the suspension the same day of the travel promotion program for the coronavirus-hit domestic tourism industry across the country through Jan. 11 in response to the recent notable increase in infections.

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Reopening of Dogo Onsen bathhouse

Reopening of Dogo Onsen bathhouse

The main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, resumes operations on June 19, 2020, for the first time in two months after its coronavirus-necessitated closure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of Dogo Onsen bathhouse

Reopening of Dogo Onsen bathhouse

People form a line to enter the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on June 19, 2020, when it resumed operations for the first time in two months following its coronavirus-necessitated closure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hotel for coronavirus patients

Hotel for coronavirus patients

Preparation is under way at a hotel at the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on April 22, 2020, to accommodate coronavirus patients with mild symptoms. The annex building of Okudogo Ichiyu No Mori will begin accepting such patients on April 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hotel for coronavirus patients

Hotel for coronavirus patients

Photo taken on April 22, 2020, shows a hotel at the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, earmarked for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms. The annex building of Okudogo Ichiyu No Mori will begin accepting such patients on April 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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