Continuing from Gifu Day 3 After staying overnight to experience Gero’s onsen at Suimeikan, one of the largest ryokan in the heartland of Japan, we checked out early for a morning jaunt to the nearby attraction that’s just 10min away. Gero The Gassho Village of Gero Onsen (下呂温泉合掌村) is an open-air museum that mirrors UNSECO…
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Gifu Day 3: Okuhida, Shirakawa-go, Gero onsen
Continuing from Gifu Day 2 Okuhida is the mecca for onsen pilgrimage in the Northern Alps of Gifu. Nestled deep in the mountains, there are 170 open-air hot spring baths across five onsen villages, namely Hirayu, Fukuji, Tochio, Shinhotaka and Shinhirayu where we stayed overnight at Nakadaya onsen ryokan. Shinhotaka Ropeway Besides onsen, another must-do…
Gifu Day 2: Hida Furukawa, Takayama, Okuhida
Continuing from Gifu Day 1: The Northern Hida Region After a well-rested night at the ryokan, we were all charged up for the cycling tour in the picturesque countryside of Hida Furukawa (飛驒古川) fringed by the Japanese Alps. It’s a great way to immerse into the local community and get closer to nature if travellers…
Gifu Day 1: The Northern Hida Region
Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県) has much to offer to Chubu, central Japan. From the Japanese Alps, the little Kyoto in Takayama and Shirakawa-go’s timeless hand-clasped houses to the therapeutic hot springs in Gero, we’ve got a taste of the northern Hida region in four days. Some would like to know how long it takes to go…