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Nigorigo Onsen

Gifu · 濁河温泉

Nigorigo Onsen is a hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring and iron spring. 7 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Nagoyaabout 4 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Kiso-Fukushima Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 90 min

Fly into Chubu Centrair. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Sulfate springIron spring

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

Things to see nearby

Ontake Ski ResortSki area · 10 km
Neo FallsWaterfall · 6.9 km
Mount MikasaMountain · 7.8 km
Fukushima CastleCastle · 23.6 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — Gero CityInns with a private bath — Gero City

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Gero City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Shitajima OnsenGifu · 下島温泉11.4 km west
Carbon dioxide spring
OsakaonsengōGifu · 小坂温泉郷12.1 km west
Carbon dioxide spring
Yuya OnsenGifu · 湯屋温泉12.1 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Gero OnsenGifu · 下呂温泉22.3 km southwest
Simple spring
Shirahone OnsenNagano · 白骨温泉30.2 km northeast
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉31.3 km north
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Dokusawa OnsenNagano · 毒沢温泉Also iron and sulfate
Sulfate springIron spring
Tsukahara OnsenOita · 塚原温泉Also iron and sulfate
Sulfate springIron spring
Jikkoku OnsenYamanashi · 十谷温泉Also iron and sulfate
Sulfate springIron spring
Sasaya Hot spaMiyagi · 笹谷温泉Also iron and sulfate
Sulfate springIron spring
Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa · 山中温泉Also sulfate
Sulfate spring
Kamasaki OnsenMiyagi · 鎌先温泉Also iron and sulfate
Chloride spring+2

The numbers

Inns
7
Address in Japanese
岐阜県下呂市小坂町落合

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.9237, 137.4469 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.