Gifu Kani Onsen

Kani, in the southwestern Gifu Prefecture between Nagoya and the Kiso highland range, is a community set in the transitional zone between the Nobi plain lowlands and the Mino highland plateau where the traditional sericulture and mulberry cultivation of the Owari-Mino textile zone has been complemented by modern automotive manufacturing in the Toyota supply chain ecosystem of the greater Nagoya industrial region. Gifu Kani Onsen draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geological resources of the southwestern Gifu highland zone, providing restorative baths in a community whose traditional textile heritage, mountain highland backdrop, and position at the gateway to the Mino highlands and the Nagara River outdoor recreation zone create an accessible and pleasantly natural spa setting. The Kani City traditional mulberry and sericulture heritage of the Mino-Owari textile district, the Nagara River kayaking and fishing accessible from the Kani highland zone, and the convenient access to both the Nagoya metropolitan area and the Gifu mountain highland resorts via the Meitetsu Hiromi Line make Kani a practically positioned transitional spa destination between the Nagoya lowlands and the Gifu mountains.