Onsen in Gifu
11 hot springs, 0 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 4 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Gifu
Narrow it down
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Suimeikan
Hirayu no Mori
Shinzanso
Takayama Green Hotel
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Shinhotaka-no-YuVisited4.6
- ShinzansoVisited4.6
- Kojin-no-YuVisited4.2
- Hirayu no MoriVisited3.8
- Nakasaki Sanso Okuhida no YuVisited3.7
- Hirayu-no-Yu (Hirayu Folk Museum)Visited3.6
- Kur Garden RotenburoVisited2.9
- SuimeikanVisited2.8
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Hirayu no MoriVisited4.3
- Nakasaki Sanso Okuhida no YuVisited4.2
- ShinzansoVisited4.1
- Shinhotaka-no-YuVisited4.0
- Hirayu-no-Yu (Hirayu Folk Museum)Visited4.0
- Kojin-no-YuVisited3.8
- Kur Garden RotenburoVisited3.2
- SuimeikanVisited3.1
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Takayama Green HotelVisited4.4
- SuimeikanVisited4.3
- Hirayu no MoriVisited4.0
- Shirasagi-no-YuVisited3.7
- Kur Garden RotenburoVisited3.7
- Nakasaki Sanso Okuhida no YuVisited3.3
- Hirayu-no-Yu (Hirayu Folk Museum)Visited2.7
- ShinzansoVisited2.4
Every onsen we have checked in Gifu
Shirasagi-no-Yu
Kur Garden Rotenburo
Suimeikan
Shinhotaka-no-Yu
Hirayu-no-Yu (Hirayu Folk Museum)
Kojin-no-Yu
Hirayu no Mori
Kami-no-Yu
Nakasaki Sanso Okuhida no Yu
Shinzanso
Takayama Green Hotel
Planning a trip to Gifu
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About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
