Chubu · Okuhida, Takayama, Gifu

♨ Shin-Hotaka Onsen

Big outdoor baths below the Northern Alps, near the Shin-Hotaka Ropeway.

Quick facts

Location: Okuhida, Takayama, Gifu (Chubu region)
Water type: Simple spring
Tattoos: Check ahead with each bath
Directions: Open in Google Maps

The water

Simple springs, plus hydrogen carbonate, chloride and sulphur springs depending on the source.

History

Nobody knows exactly when it opened, but Takeda Shingen's retainers are said to have bathed here. It boomed with postwar mountaineering, and Yasushi Inoue's novel 'Hyoheki' is set at an inn here.

Getting there

From: Takayama
Route: Nohi bus from Takayama Bus Center
Time: about 1.5 hours
JR Pass: Not covered.

Check current timetables and fares before you travel.

Famous for (meibutsu)

Hida beef (food): Gifu's prized wagyu
Sarubobo (craft): faceless good-luck dolls of Hida
Hida shunkei (craft): see-through lacquered woodwork

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