No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.

Address

Dogo Koen, Matsuyama, Ehime

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Phone

+81-89-941-1480

Official site (Japanese)

https://dogokouen.jp/

English guide

English guide (PDF / information page)

Admission

Free (admission to the park is free, and admission to the exhibition facility is also free) (for other ages, see the official site)

Hours

Park: open at all times (24 hours). Exhibition facility: 9:00–17:00

Closed

Park: no closing days. Exhibition facility: every Monday (the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday); Dec. 29 – Jan. 3

Plants you can see

OtherNymphoides peltata (fringed water lily), Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag), サクラ, スイレン

Based on information published by each facility. Bloom times vary by year and weather. Plant links open our plant encyclopedia.

Nearest station

Get off at Dogo Koen Station on the streetcar (Iyotetsu); right next to the station (about 20 minutes from JR Matsuyama Station)

Parking

West entrance: 23 spaces; North entrance: 11 spaces; 100 yen per 30 minutes (available 24 hours)

A circular hilly area about 350 m in diameter, the site of Yuzuki Castle, the residence of the Kono clan, the shugo (provincial governor) of Iyo in the medieval period. A prefectural urban park of about 8.5 ha where moats and earthen ramparts remain, and a famous cherry blossom spot.