Gero Onsen Suimeikan

Gero Onsen Suimeikan

Gero, Chubu
4.0
9.1/10 Guest Rating
$$$

Water

Hot Spring

Private

In-Room Onsen

Rating

9.1/10

About

Gero Onsen in Gifu Prefecture is ranked alongside Arima and Kusatsu as one of Japan's top three hot spring resorts — an unusual bicarbonate spring that is naturally odorless and colorless, with exceptional skin-smoothing properties that earned it the name bijin no yu (beautiful skin water). Suimeikan is Gero's landmark ryokan, a large traditional inn set amid forests above the Hida River, with panoramic mountain views from its multiple outdoor bath terraces. The hotel offers a range of room types from standard tatami to premium river-view suites, and kaiseki incorporating Hida beef (Gifu's prized Wagyu), local mountain river fish, and seasonal mountain vegetables from the surrounding Chubu Highland. An ideal add-on to the Takayama and Shirakawa-go circuit.

Ideal For

Onsen enthusiasts wanting one of Japan's three officially ranked top hot spring resortsSkin care and wellness travelers — bijin no yu spring waters have exceptional smoothing propertiesChubu circuit travelers pairing Gero with Takayama, Shirakawa-go, and KanazawaCouples and honeymooners seeking a distinguished Gifu ryokan experience

Key Experiences

1Bathing in Japan's famous 'bijin no yu' — beautiful skin spring water with exceptional moisturizing mineral balance
2Panoramic Hida mountain views from outdoor terrace baths above the river gorge
3Kaiseki dinner featuring Hida beef — one of Japan's most distinctive regional Wagyu varieties
Gero hot spring walking trail — the village's onsen district, bridges, and river promenade
Day trip pairing with Takayama's preserved Hida merchant town, 40 minutes north by train

Onsen & Baths

Spring Type

Sodium bicarbonate spring (bijin no yu — beautiful skin water), odorless, colorless, exceptionally smooth

Private Baths

Price Range

$$$

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Quick Facts

Nearest Station

Gero Station

Distance10 minutes on foot
ParkingNot available

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