Okuhida Onsen Shin-Hirayu

Okuhida Onsen Shin-Hirayu is located in the Hirayu area of the Okuhida Onsen cluster in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, the most developed and accessible of the five traditional Okuhida hot spring hamlets set in the valleys below the towering Northern Japan Alps where the volcanic peaks of Norikura, Yake-dake, and the Hida range create a setting of alpine grandeur that has made this region one of Japan's most celebrated mountain spa destinations, combining world-class skiing, alpine hiking, and thermal bathing in a compact highland area of exceptional natural beauty. The Hirayu area serves as the gateway to the Norikura Skyline toll road and the alpine botanical meadows of the Norikura plateau, and the nearby Hirayu Waterfall, one of Gifu's finest cascades, draws summer visitors to the cool mountain air and spectacular scenery that complements the year-round therapeutic bathing tradition of Okuhida's bicarbonate springs. The smooth, skin-softening bicarbonate thermal waters of Shin-Hirayu warm visitors who come from Matsumoto and Takayama to experience the extraordinary combination of alpine scenery, hot spring bathing, and the traditional ryokan culture that makes the Okuhida region one of the Japanese Alps' most complete and rewarding mountain spa experiences.