Annual cleaning at the Dogo Onsen Main Building Matsuyama December 3, 12:07
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A year-end general cleaning was carried out on the 3rd in order to clean up a new year in the main building of Dogo Onsen, a tourist attraction in Matsuyama City.
The Dogo Onsen Main Building, which has been designated as an important cultural property of the country, was renovated in Meiji 27, and large-scale preservation and repair work has been carried out while continuing to operate from January for aging and earthquake resistance measures.
On the 3rd, a year-end general cleaning was held, and about 50 people including volunteers from the Dogo Onsen Office and volunteers participated.
Of these, at the dressing room on the first floor, the dust was removed for a year by removing a large amount of dust accumulated on the ceiling and lockers with a hammer and wiping the walls with a rag.
In addition, outside the main building, “soot wiping” such as under the eaves, which is usually out of reach, is performed, and a broom with a length of 6 meters with bamboo leaves attached to the tip of the bamboo is shook largely to remove the dirt. It was.
According to Matsuyama City, approximately 1,163,400 people visited last year at the three public baths operated by the city, including the Dogo Onsen Main Building, increasing 5% from the previous year and 110 for five consecutive years due to an increase in overseas tourists. Over 10,000 people.
Mr. Osamu Shigetani, Director of Matsuyama City's Dogo Onsen Office, said, “The main building is 125 years old, so I cleaned it up with gratitude. It was.
The Dogo Onsen Main Building is open from 6 am to 11 pm during the year-end and New Year holidays.