Japan ski resort seeks visitors with direct bus link with famed Dogo Onsen

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One-hour trip from hot spring to Kuma Skiland aims to take advantage of skiing boom

Each season, some 40,000 visitors enjoy the slopes at Kuma Skiland in Ehime prefecture. (Kuma Kogen Kaihatsu)

NOBUTAKA ABE

November 9, 2025 07:44 JST

MATSUYAMA, Japan — Visitors to one of Japan’s oldest hot springs will soon have easier access to ski slopes just an hour away.