Matsuyama Dogo Onsen Main Building reopens business Relaxation of movements June 19 11:59

In response to the ease of self-restraint to move around the country, the Dogo Onsen Main Building, a tourist attraction in Matsuyama City, reopened on the 19th for the first time in about two months, and the long-awaited tourists from inside and outside the prefecture visited immediately. It was.

The Dogo Onsen Main Building is a public bath built in the Meiji era and designated as an important cultural property of the country, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it has been temporarily closed since April 18.

The reopening of business was due to the ease of self-restraint migrating nationwide and the reduction of the warning level set by Ehime Prefecture on its own.

The customer immediately took a bath while responding to infection prevention measures such as temperature measurement at the reception desk and filling in contact information.

A man in his 40s from Tokyo said, "I heard that it will be restarted and I suddenly changed my travel schedule. I was able to enter comfortably and comfortably."

At the Dogo Onsen inns and hotels, the number of overnight guests in April fell by more than 90% from last year, and temporary closures continued, and the situation remained severe. However, with the reopening of the tourist attraction Dogo Onsen Main Building, most of the accommodation facilities and shops in the shopping district will be in line, and business will resume by 19th, and expectations for recovery of tourists are rising. I will.

Goshi Shirakawa, Deputy Chief of Dogo Onsen Office in Matsuyama City, said, "I am relieved that the main building has been safely reopened. We are thoroughly preventing infection so that we can use it with confidence, so I want many people to come." It was.