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Nagaragawa Onsen

Gifu · 長良川温泉

Nagaragawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 16°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 6.6 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as iron spring. Its sources put out around 1,000 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Nagoyaabout 1 h

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassMost of the way

1. Train to Gifu Station (JR)
2. Change for Meitetsu Gifu Station — a private line, not covered by the JR Pass
3. Local bus, about 20 min

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

The water here

Iron spring 含鉄泉

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

Things to see nearby

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

16°C

pH

6.6 (close to neutral)

Discharge

1,000 litres a minute

Address in Japanese

岐阜県岐阜市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.4414, 136.7831 — open the map

Read more

English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia