Shinhotaka Onsen

Shinhotaka Onsen is located in the Okuhida volcanic area of Gifu Prefecture within the Northern Japan Alps, a region celebrated across Japan for the extraordinary density and quality of its open-air hot spring baths — rotenburo — set against the dramatic mountain scenery of the central alpine spine of Honshu. The spring flows with sulfate and sulfurous thermal waters whose dual volcanic mineral character produces the richly therapeutic bathing experience that has made Okuhida's hot springs among the most sought-after in Japan, associated with relief from muscular fatigue, joint conditions, and skin ailments. Shinhotaka Onsen's position within the greater Okuhida onsen cluster — which includes Fukuchi, Shin-Hirayu, Hirayu, and Tochio among its major springs — gives it access to one of the most magnificent mountain settings available to any hot spring in the Japanese Alps, where soaking in volcanic mineral water beneath towering alpine peaks is an experience of exceptional natural grandeur.