Ryokan in Gero Onsen

下呂温泉

A hot-spring town on the Hida River, named in the 17th century by the scholar Hayashi Razan with Arima and Kusatsu as one of Japan's three great springs. It is about 90 minutes from Nagoya and 45 minutes from Takayama by the Hida limited express, which makes it a place to stay when Takayama is full for its festivals.

Gero Onsen through the year

Spring春
March to May
Cherry trees around the station and along the Hida River are at their best in early April.
Summer夏
June to August
The Gero Onsen Festival, the town's biggest summer event, fills the first days of August.
Autumn秋
September to November
The leaves turn in mid to late November, when Onsen-ji, the temple above the town, lights up its maples at night.
Winter冬
December to February
Snow falls, though not much. On Saturday evenings from January to March fireworks are launched over the Hida River.

The ryokan

Yunoshimakan 下呂温泉湯之島館
A three-storey wooden ryokan from 1931 on a wooded hillside above Gero, registered as a tangible cultural property. The special rooms and some annex rooms have their own open-air bath, and the ryokan says Gero's hot-spring water reaches every bath.
Onsen
YesIn every bath, rooms included
Bath in your room
Special and some annex roomsOpen-air; others bath or shower
Tattoos
Not stated
See rooms and rates at Yunoshimakan