Gero

A hot-spring town in Gifu, where Gero Onsen, ranked with Arima and Kusatsu as one of Japan's Three Famous Springs, has silky-smooth water.

Gero lies in central Gifu Prefecture, ringed by mountains, with the Hida River flowing through it. Gero Onsen, together with Arima Onsen and Kusatsu Onsen, is known as one of Japan's "Three Famous Springs," with soft, silky alkaline simple spring water. The hot-spring town has a footbath tour, Onsen-ji temple and Gero Onsen Gassho Village, which displays gassho-zukuri farmhouses. The surrounding valleys change with the seasons, and autumn foliage and winter snow scenes are especially atmospheric. Limited express trains on the JR Takayama Main Line run directly from Nagoya to Gero Station, and Gero can also be combined with Takayama to the north.

Destinations

• Gero Onsen

Itineraries

• Shoryudo Nagoya-Takayama-Kanazawa – Head north from Nagoya via Gero, Takayama, and Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa. A classic train and bus route for first-time v…