Hideo Koike, 84, who lives in Gero, said he was involved in construction work at the onsen around 30 years ago and voluntarily cleaned the facility with acquaintances from outside Gifu Prefecture ...

GIFU--Students here are replicating one of Japan’s top hot spring resorts in virtual reality to help foreign visitors learn onsen etiquette online before experiencing the real thing. The three ...

We spend the night in a modern ryokan with private onsen and there’s time for a soak before a 10-course feast of Gifu fare, such as grilled amago trout with myoga ginger, burdock and sesame ...

Straddling the Nagara River, Gujo Hachiman is a bucolic town in Gifu Prefecture ... For a little R&R after shopping and making, head to Gero Onsen. The hot spring baths in this riverside town ...

In the mountains of central Honshu in Gifu Prefecture ... scenic Atami remains an excellent spot for a soak at Ajiro Onsen Hiratsuru, the local hot springs (onsen) where Tokugawa himself is ...

Gifu was named one of the world’s top 100 green destinations for sustainable tourism, which includes destinations like ...