Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
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Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
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Minami Hida Mazegawa Onsen flows along the Maze River gorge in the southern Hida highlands of Gifu Prefecture, where sulfated thermal waters emerge from geology shaped by the volcanic and tectonic forces of the Central Alps corridor. The Hida region is celebrated across Japan for its traditional gassho-zukuri thatched farmhouses and mountain culture, and the thermal springs of its southern Minami Hida reaches carry that same spirit of rugged highland living and deep-rooted local tradition. Sulfate-rich waters soothe fatigued hikers and travelers who have crossed the dramatic Maze River canyon landscape, offering recovery in a setting of wild natural beauty.
Insider tip — Minami Hida Mazegawa Onsen in the Gifu highlands lies along the Maze river in the southern Hida region near Gero, in a landscape of deep forested valleys in the Japanese Alps. The calcium-sulfate springs serve a remote mountain river valley famous for clean waters and ayu (sweetfish), in the Hida region whose mountain culture, famous Hida beef, and abundant hot springs make it one of central Honshu's most celebrated and scenic districts, near the UNESCO World Heritage villages of Shirakawa-go.
