have third floor which was rare in those days for Japan, Japanese style mixed with European style building, red and blue Giyaman glass (Dutch style glass) used and looks rich and powerful building, because the main hot spring had good quality, Yukiya didn't want to Dogo Onsen looks usual type of other buildings. He asked Sakamoto Hachiro, a carpenter for castle, to make it and Sakamoto built it in 1894. It took for 20 months to build. And he also founded Dogo train corporation and he asked to make the train rail to Dogo through Ichiban-cho in 1897, because Yukiya thought Dogo Onsen station makes people come and visit to Dogo Yunomachi. And in the same year, he made the park around the Dogo Onsen and for people to enjoy sweets, he made red and white Yuzarashi Dango, today's Botchan Dango. However, most people of the city disagreed with his these ideas until they saw the new Dogo Onsen. Disagreement First, when Yukiya charged money for the outdoor hot spring for cures, many people disagreed with the idea, because if people of Dogo Yunomachi were charged for the hot spring, Dogo hotels' business would suffer. But Yukiya needed money to renew it, so he ignored them. Second, people objected to paying money for the construction. Yukiya said "Dogo Onsen should be a fabulous building, to make people to visit, "It is now hard for us, but this experience will change this city in the future and it will be a great city," and "this plan is not rash!" After contending with their disagreement and explaining his ideas many times, the people of the city changed their idea and helped him. Today's Dogo Onsen Isaniwa Yukiya ended his job as mayor in 1902. And he died in 1907. Today, Dogo Onsen has become famous and many people visit on tours. Dogo Onsen is the most recognizable symbol of Matsuyama. References Ehime Shinbunsha, Hakkutsu Ehimebito—Kindai wo hiraita 101nin, (Matsuyama: Ehime Shinbunsha, 2002). Katō Keiichi, Dōgo no yoake —Isaniwa Okina monogatari (Matsuyama: Dōgo Onsen Ryokan Kyōdō Kumiai, 1988). Nikami Susumu, "'Ehimeken no sōseki wo sasaeta nōri Isaniwa Yukiya" [Official Isaniwa Yukiya who supported the genesis of Ehime prefecture] Iyo shidan 336 (1 Jan. 2005): 1-24. Notes 1828 births 1907 deaths People from Matsuyama, Ehime People of Meiji-period Japan