Illuminated Dogo Hot Spring main building in "Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015"

[Introduction]

I visited Dogo-onsen Hot Spring in Matsuyama city, Ehime prefecture in two years. “Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015”, an art festival, was held during my visit, so I was able to fully enjoy staying there. In this article, I will write about the Dogo Hot Spring main building (Dogo Onsen Honkan) with illumination.

[Visit Places (series of articles)]
* Dogo Hot Spring main building (daytime)
* Dogo Hot Spring main building (light-up) [This article]
* Art works of “Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015”
* Dogo shopping arcade and Dogo gourmet
* Other spots in Dogo Onsen Hot Spring
* Dogo Onsen station and tram
* Mican room

[Travel Date]
2016.01.08-10

[Main Part]

In the previous article, I wrote about Dogo Hot Spring main building during daytime, and in this article, I will write about illuminated Dogo Hot Spring main building in the evening.

Illumination has started from 5pm

The Dogo Hot Spring main building is illuminated in the evening all year round. When I visited it, the illumination started from around 5pm.

The sunset at that time was around 5:15pm, so the sky was still brighting when the light-up started.

The Dogo Hot Spring main building was crowded with visitors in the evening.

During a period of “Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015”, visitors are able to rent original colorful yukatas (Japanese bathrobe).

Two women below wore the original yukatas.

Here is a special entrance curtain for“Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015”

Rickshaws fitted into the atmosphere of the building.

Here is the north side where there used to be an entrance.

Lighted gas lamp was retro.

It was getting dark

Now it was getting dark.

Rickshaws again.

North side.

It got dark completely

It took little time before it got dark completely.

Now it was around 6pm.

South side and sky trail

So far I posted photos from either west side or north side, and I will also post photos from south side.

And the photo below was taken from sky train where you can look down to the building.

[Closing]

That’s it of the article about the illuminated Dogo Hot Spring main building. I like the Dogo Hot Spring main building during daytime, but the illuminated Dogo Hot Spring main building was also attracting. In particular, when I visted it, “Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015” was being held and the Dogo Hot Spring main building became more colorful due to its art work 🙂

Other art works of “Mika Ninagawa × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART 2015” were displayed at several places in Dogo area, and I will write about it in the next article. (To be continued)