Isaniwa Yukiya

When his eldest son, Onoe, reached adulthood, Yukiya established him as the head of the household.

[3] As Matsuyama was reorganized during the abolition of the han system, Isaniwa Yukiya began working in a city office of Matsuyama han in 1870 and in 1873, and then he worked in a city office in some prefectures in Shikoku between 1877 and 1886.

[4] Then in 1890 he was appointed as Dōgo Yunomachi’s first mayor (chōchō) Town Head in 1890.

The spring had good quality and visiting it was cheap, so it was popular among the people of the town.

Because the flow of hot spring water was small, it couldn't be divided and brought to hotels.

[9] Yukiya planned Dōgo Onsen to have a 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 [10] and looks rich and powerful building, because the main hot spring had good quality, Yukiya didn't want to Dōgo Onsen looks usual type of other buildings.

[14] First, when Yukiya charged money for the outdoor hot spring for cures,[5] many people disagreed with the idea, because if people of Dogo Yunomachi were charged for the hot spring, Dogo hotels' business would suffer.

Isaniwa Yukiya.
Dōgo Onsen Station in 1895.
Dōgo Onsen in 1894.
Dōgo Onsen in 2009.