LOCAL JAPAN GUIDE | Dogo Onsen: Spending a Night in the Studio Ghibli Bathhouse Town

Travel from Honshu to Shikoku for a tour inside a traditional Japanese ryokan hotel in the hotspring town that inspired Spirited Away (and a taste of Dogo Onsen’s best local cuisine!) *More Shikoku Videos:* Ehime vlog: Kochi vlog: Tokushima vlog: Kagawa vlog: *SUBSCRIBE:* 🔔 *SUPPORT US:* YouTube club: Ko-fi donations: In today’s travel vlog, we’re island hopping from Honshu to Shikoku and traveling from Hiroshima to Ehime via Japan’s most famous cycling road, the Shimanmi Kaido! We’re starting our adventure in the retro shopping arcade of Onomichi City before crossing the Seto Inland Sea (and Japan’s smallest prefectural border!) and arriving at the famous Dogo Onsen town, which is said to be the inspiration for Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away hotspring bath house! It’s time to add these spots to your 2023 Japan trip itinerary! #japan #tripvlog #japanvlog 📍 *PLACES WE VISITED* Hiroshima / 広島県: What to see: Onomichi City shotengai (shopping arcade) / 尾道市 How to travel: Drive or cycle from Hiroshima to Ehime on Japan’s best-known cycling road, Shimanami Kaido / しまなみ海道 Ehime / 愛媛県: What to see: Kirosan Observatory Park on Oshima Island for the best views of the Seto Inland Sea islands / 亀老山展望公園 Where to go: Dogo Onsen Town / 道後温泉 Where to stay: Yamatoya Besso Ryokan Hotel / ホテル大和屋別荘 What to eat: Taimeshi (sea bream rice) at Matsuyama Taimeshi Aka (Dogo Store) / 松山鯛めし 秋嘉 道後店 ____________________________________________________ *WHO ARE OSHAREJAPAN?* 🚐 Hi! We’re Kiwi 🙋🏼‍♀️ and Bear 🙋🏻‍♂️. We’re a British and Japanese couple who make food and travel vlogs full time from our self-converted van in Japan. Follow us for more adventures! 📷 Insta: 💖 Ko-fi: 💌 Email: @ ____________________________________________________ 🎬 *VLOG CHAPTERS* 0:00 Onomichi Shotengai (Retro shopping arcade) 0:36 Welcome to Onomichi, Hiroshima! 1:12 Shimanami Kaido cycling road / Travel from Hiroshima to Ehime 3:41 Crossing Japan’s smallest prefectural border 6:36 Views of the Seto Inland Sea from Kirosan Obseratory Park 8:34 Arriving in Dogo Onsen, Ehime Prefecture 9:09 Inside a traditional Japanese hotel / Getting changed into our yukata! 10:28 Ryokan traditional Japanese hotel room tour 15:55 Walking in the onsen town / What to eat in Dogo Onsen 16:34 Difference between Matsuyama and Uwajima taimeshi (sea bream rice) 17:53 How to eat taimeshi / Food review 22:34 End of day 1 23:18 Ohayo! / Get ready with us 25:00 Taking an onsen in our room 25:57 What to expect next / Outrot