On the first day of the third day of the long holidays, a large number of tourists visited the tourist attraction of Matsuyama City, around Dogo Onsen, and the bustle reminded us of before the spread of the new coronavirus.
This is the first long holiday in three years with no restrictions on activities due to the new corona, and many tourists are visiting the area around Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama City.
In the Dogo shopping district, which is lined with restaurants and souvenir shops, many families and groups of friends were seen, and they enjoyed sightseeing by taking pictures and shopping.
A woman from Matsuyama City who came to sightseeing with her mother who lives in Chiba said, "It's a lot of fun. I can't take off the mask yet, but I'm really happy to be able to travel together and eat rice for the first time in a while." I did.
On the other hand, customers visited the Dogo Onsen Main Building, which is a tourist attraction, one after another, making reservations for admission, and it was crowded with waiting for about 6 hours at noon.
According to the Dogo Onsen Ryokan Association, which has 33 hot spring inns, all the inns are almost full during the long holidays, but there are a series of calls to make reservations even during the holidays.
Masaaki Ishida, the president of the Dogo Shopping Street Promotion Association and the owner of a souvenir shop, said, "Sales have returned to levels close to those before the spread of the infection. Yesterday, I was busy from 8:30 in the morning to 10:30 in the evening. It's a nice scream. I've been at the bottom for the last two years, but I'm really happy that I've taken measures against infection and made it compatible with economic activities. "