Recommended for a day trip! Compilation of sightseeing spots in Tokai area (Aichi, Gifu, Mie)

Gero Onsen (Gifu Prefecture)

With a history of more than 1,000 years, Gero Onsen is known as one of Japan's top three hot springs.

Access from Nagoya is also outstanding, and it is a hot spring area famous as a hot spring of beauty.  In addition to hot springs that make your skin smooth, there are many other attractions such as gourmet food, historic hot spring hotels, fireworks, and sightseeing spots.

The best way to get to Gero Onsen in winter is by train. If you use the limited express "Wide View Hida" on the JR Takayama Main Line, it takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes from Nagoya to Gero without changing trains. It's a perfect distance for two days and one night trip on weekends.

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Gero Onsen Yamagataya, a long-established ryokan that has been around since the Edo period

Gero Onsen Yamagataya is a long-established inn that has been in business for 180 years since the Edo period. The open-air bath and dishes made with local ingredients are popular, and it is a popular inn that has many repeat visitors every year.

We also recommend the “Couple Plan,” which is full of points that will make your anniversary more exciting, such as a selection of colored yukatas, an open-air bath in the guest room, and a special set meal using local ingredients!

An anniversary trip to an authentic hot spring Ryokan "Gero Onsen Yamagataya"

Why don't you spend a special day different from usual at a hot spring inn on your anniversary with your loved ones? So this time, we will introduce you to an anniversary trip to spend at "Gero Onsen Yamagataya". Gero Onsen Yamagataya is a long-established inn that has been in business for 180 years since the Edo period. Popular open-air baths and dishes made with local ingredients...

2020.03.02

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[Gero Onsen Yamagataya]
Address: 260-1 Yunoshima, Gero City, Gifu Prefecture
Phone number: 0576-25-2601 (Telephone reservation hours 8:00-21:00)

http://www.geroyamagataya.com/

Feel free to enjoy a footbath while strolling! Gero Onsen Footbath Tour

There are 9 footbath spots in the hot spring town of Gero Onsen, and you can easily enjoy Gero Onsen while taking a walk.

Within walking distance, there are a variety of stores where you can enjoy eating and sightseeing spots. Enjoy a stroll while enjoying the footbath!

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Gero Onsen Gassho Village, where you can experience the original scenery of Japan

Visit Gero Onsen Gassho Village a 10-minute walk from Gero Onsen Hot Spring Resort.

It is a tourist facility that reproduces a village with 10 gassho-zukuri buildings, centering on the Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property "Former House of the Oto Family," which was relocated from Shirakawa-go. Consisting of two zones, “Gassho village” and “Saijiki-no-Mori”, you can enjoy not only the scenery and buildings, but also gourmet food from the Hida region, pottery painting, and pottery making.

Gero Onsen Gassho Village, where you can experience the original scenery of Japan

This time, we will introduce a recommended spot in Gero Onsen, "Gero Onsen Gassho Village". It is a tourist facility that reproduces a village with 10 gassho-zukuri buildings, centering on the Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property "Former House of the Oto Family," which was relocated from Shirakawa-go. Composed of two zones, "Gassho-no-Sato" and "Saijiki-no-Mori"...

2019.12.24

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[Gero Onsen Gassho Village]
Address: 2369 Mori, Gero City, Gifu Prefecture
Phone number: 0576-25-2239

http://www.gero-gassho.jp/

Shirakawago (Gifu Prefecture)

In 1995, "Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village" was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The scenery of a mountain village dotted with houses with thatched roofs, surrounded by rice fields, is truly an original Japanese landscape. It has also been selected as a 3-star guidebook for foreign tourists visiting Japan, the Michelin Green Guide Japan. It is full of charm, such as a relaxing inn, gourmet food using local ingredients, and magnificent nature.

When you think of Shirakawa-go, many people may imagine “gassho-zukuri style houses with snowy scenery”, but you can enjoy the beauty of each season, such as cherry blossoms in spring, fresh greenery in summer, red leaves in autumn, and snowy scenery in winter.

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Ajitokokoro no Yado Shiroyamakan, an inn limited to 4 groups per day in the World Heritage area of Shirakawa-go

​Aji to Kokoro no Yado Shiroyamakan is an inn limited to 4 groups per day in the World Heritage area of Shirakawa-go.

The building, which was built in the Meiji era, has been selected as a nationally important traditional building. The delicate cuisine created by Takuya Matsuko, the 4th generation owner, and the warm hospitality unique to the family have earned repeaters from all over the country and around the world. It is a nostalgic and warm inn that makes you feel as if you have returned to your hometown.

Michelin-listed ryokan "Shiroyamakan," in world heritage Shirakawa-go

Hello! My name is Ryo Miwa, and I work as a young husband at the inn Shiroyamakan, which was founded in the World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go at the end of the Meiji period. It was a winter with little snow, but the busiest season of the year, January and February, is over, and it's finally time to take a break. This time, I would like to introduce our ryokan to everyone, even though it is a little miso.

2020.03.16

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[Aji to Kokoro no Yado Shiroyamakan]
Address: 1168-1 Ogimachi, Shirakawa Village, Ono District, Gifu Prefecture
Phone number: 05769-6-1007

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Gassho-zukuri cafe located in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site. "Cafe Ochiudo"

​Ochiudo is a gassho-zukuri cafe located right in the center of the world heritage gassho village. It is also a popular photo spot because the three gassho-zukuri houses are beautifully lined up with Ochiudo in the middle.

The cafe is a modern space filled with a sunken hearth and antique interior. The food menu consists of three items: curry, toast, and zenzai. If you are strolling in Shirakawa-go and you smell curry, it is surely Ochiudo's curry. We hope you will be lured by the smell and visit the cafe.

Gassho-zukuri cafe located in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site. "Cafe Ochiudo"

Hello! My name is Satoru Miwa, and I work as a young master at the ryokan Shiroyamakan, which was founded in the World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go at the end of the Meiji period. Anyway, this year's G.W.'s 10 consecutive holidays were amazing people. In particular, the traffic jam was unprecedented. The ryokan has finally calmed down, so it's been a while since the last time, but the second...

2019.05.30

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[Cafe/Ochiudo]
Address: 792 Ogimachi, Shirakawa Village, Ono District, Gifu Prefecture
Phone number: 090-5458-0418