Onsen (Hot springs) info

 

�@Nagara River

-       Closest from the venue (approx. 15 min by taxi or bus)

-       Other attractions: Ukai (cormorant fishing), Gifu castle

-       You can select a day tour (1 hour staying for hot spring only: approx. 1,000 yen including a rental towel) at certain hotels *reservation may be required*

-       Ashiyu (foot bath): free, but need to bring your own towel (hotel “Ishikin”)

-       For children: river swimming places nearby *ask hotels*

Some Japanese-style hotels: Juhachiro, Ishikin, Sugiyama, Kinka

See hotels and B&B and Inns at:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g298112-Gifu_Gifu_Prefecture_Chubu-Hotels.html

 

�AGero http://travel.kankou-gifu.jp/en/see-and-do/10/

-       One of the Japanese famous hot spring villages

-       By JR train (approx. 2 hours by local train: 1,620 yen, 70 min by express train: 2,770 yen)

 

�BHida-Takayama http://hidatakayama-onsen.jp/english/

-       Japanese old-style/little Kyoto-style village

-       By JR train (approx. 2 hours by express train: 4,300 yen)

-       By bus (5 buses / day, approx. 2 hours: 2,500 yen for one-way, 4,500 yen for round trip)

 

�CAtami

-       If you are travelling by Shinkansen to/from Tokyo area, Atami is on the way (“Kodama” express)