Gero Onsen
Gero Onsen spa is surrounded by the Hida mountains in a beautiful natural setting and is the largest onsen resort in Gifu Prefecture. It is known as one of the 3 most celebrated onsen in Japan along with Arima Onsen and Kusatsu Onsen.
Gero Onsen is a genuine natural onsen that wells ups with a high temperature of 84ºC. It is alkaline simple spring water which is clear and colourless with a delicate aroma and it is known for being mellow spring water. It gently coats the skin leaving it feeling as soft as silk.
Its effects have also received attention from the medical world to the extent that rehabilitation facilities and medical research institutes using the onsen have been set up in the area.
Onsen information
- ●Location
- Mori, Koda, Yunoshima, Gero-cho, Mashita-gun, Gifu Prefecture
- ●Properties
- Simple spring water (lenitive low tonicity high temperature spring)
- ●Temperature
- Temperature at source: 84℃
- ●Effects
- Rheumatism, locomotor disorder, nerve paralysis, neuralgia, convalescence, relief of fatigue
- ●Accommodation
- Hotels ・ Ryokan ・ 49 Minshuku (guest houses) 2 Business hotels
- ●Sightseeing spots
- Gero Onsen Gassho Village, onsen shrine, forest of steam
- ●Contact
- Gero City Tourist Information Tel：0576-25-4711
- ●Transport
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- 【By public transport】
- ●from Tokyo
- Tokyo → Shinkansen (1 hour 37 minutes by Nozomi / 1 hour 48 minutes by Hikari) → Nagoya (1 hour 27 minutes by Takayama Line Wide View Hida)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Osaka
- Shin-Osaka (Shinkansen 51 minutes by Nozomi / 1 hour by Hikari) → Nagoya (1 hour 27 minutes by Takayama Line Wide View Hida)→ Gero Onsen
- Osaka (3 hours 24 minutes by Takayama Line Wide View Hida)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Kanazawa
- Kanazawa (38 minutes by Hokuriku Line limited express) → Toyama (2 hours 15 minutes by Takayama Line Wide View Hida)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Niigata
- Niigata (2 hours 50 minutes by Shin-etsu / Hokuriku Line limited express) → Toyama (2 hours 15 minutes by Takayama Line Wide View Hida)→ Gero Onsen
- 【By car】
- ●from Tokyo
- Tokyo Interchange (Tomei Expressway, 347km, approx. 4 hours 30 minutes ) → Komaki Interchange (National highway 41, 94.8km, approx. 2 hours)→ Gero Onsen
- akaido Interchange (Chuo Expressway, 278km, approx. 3 hours 40 minutes) → Nakatsugawa Interchange (National highway 257, 52.7km, approx. 1 hour)→ Gero Onsen
- Takaido Interchange (Chuo Expressway / Nagano Expressway Okatani Junction, 210km, approx. 210km, approx. 2 hours 40 minutes) → Matsumoto Interchange (National highway 158 / 41 Abo tunnel, 132km, approx. 3 hours)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Osaka
- Toyonaka Interchange (Meishin Expressway, 178km, approx. 2 hours 20 minutes) → Komaki Interchange (National highway 41, 94.8km, approx. 2 hours)→ Gero Onsen
- Toyonaka Interchange (Meishin Expressway / Chuo Expressway Komaki Junction, 240km, 3 hours) → Nakatsugawa Interchange (National highway 257, 52.7km, approx. 1 hour)→ Gero Onsen
- Toyonaka Interchange (Meishin Expressway / Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Seki Junction, 192km, approx. 2 hours 30 minutes) → Seki Interchange (Prefectural route 58, Heisei Kobushi Kaido / National highway 41, 69km, approx. 1 hour 10 minutes)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Hokuriku
- Kanazawa Higashi Interchange (Hokuriku Expressway, 54km, 40 minutes) → Toyama Interchange (National highway 41, 138km, approx. 3 hours)→ Gero Onsen
- ●from Joshinetsu
- Nakago Interchange (Nagano Expressway, 115.4km, 1 hour 20 minutes) → Matsumoto Interchange (National highway 158 / 41 Abo tunnel, 132km, approx. 3 hours)→ Gero Onsen
