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Our guide
Gero Onsen, in Gero in the old province of Hida, has a long reputation. In the Muromachi period the monk Banri Shūku named it one of the “three famous springs”, together with Arima Onsen and Kusatsu Onsen, and in the Edo period the scholar Hayashi Razan also wrote of the three as the finest springs in the land.
Gero Station on the Takayama Main Line is about 500 m away in a straight line, so it is easy to reach by train. We have not checked individual inns or public baths.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 260125 Gero Onsen Gero Gifu pref Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gero Spa Kawararoten — Snap55 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Gero-Onsen001 — 阪神強いな at ja.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Gero OnsenTown — (WT-en) Jpatokal at English Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Gero Hot Spring from Express "Hida" of Takayama Main Line 20150124 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gero Onsen-1 20161228 — Suikotei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gero Onsen-2 20161228 — Suikotei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gero Onsen Kur Garden — Suikotei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hida River and Gero Onsen from Mutsumi Bridge — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gero Hot Springs Museum ac — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Gero Onsen (下呂温泉) is a hot spring in Gero, Gifu Prefecture (formerly Hida Province). In the Muromachi period the monk Banri Shūku named it one of the "three famous springs" together with Arima and Kusatsu, and in the Edo period the scholar Hayashi Razan also wrote of the three as the finest springs in the land.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Hot spring
Nearby station
Nearby station: Gero (Takayama Main Line), about 500 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
Stay the night
An onsen town is at its best in the evening and early morning, after the day visitors have gone.
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