Things to Do in Gero Onsen
1 Japanese roundup
Where Japanese travelers eat and stay in Gero Onsen, and what they tell visitors to skip, from their own comments, translated.
Where to stay1
Rules that apply anywhere in Japan39
These apply everywhere in Japan, not just here.
- Can You Share Food at a Japanese Restaurant? Ramen Answer
Usually yes, once everyone has ordered their own bowl. Top reply on a ramen-sharing row (8,048 likes): ask the staff on the spot. The shop decides.
8,048 likes
- Are Kids Allowed in Restaurants in Japan? Japanese Answer
Yes, at most places. The top Japanese reply (7,400 likes): no one is angry at crying kids, only at parents who leave them to it. Some shops post rules.
7,400 likes
- Is It Rude to Do Makeup on a Train in Japan?
Past lipstick, mostly yes. A leading Japanese answer (40,807 likes) says stop at lips; powder and brushes that hit the next rider are the problem.
41,495 likes
- Japanese people splitIs the Seishun 18 Ticket Still Worth It? What Japanese Say
Only if you ride far on back-to-back days. Japanese riders say the 3- and 5-day version suits rail fans, not workers or day-trippers (802 likes).
2,181 likes
- Can You Wear Earphones While Cycling in Japan?
Yes, if one ear stays open: one earbud or open-ear headphones are legal while you can hear traffic. Both ears sealed risks a ¥5,000 ticket (314 likes).
759 likes
Questions these roundups answer4
Every place Japanese commenters named9
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- Gero StationGero, GifuThe whole argument in one place: step off the Hida limited express and you are in the onsen town (47 likes for the station-front setup; a shuttle bus meets the train for the inns, 3 likes).MapWhy it's here
- SuimeikanGero, GifuNamed as one of the two famous inns by the station (3 likes), by a Gifu native who prefers the quieter hot springs further north.MapWhy it's hereCheck rates and availability on Agoda
- OgawayaGero, GifuThe other famous station-side inn in the same comment (3 likes).MapWhy it's here
- Gero Onsen Gassho VillageGero, GifuThe afternoon plan in a 34-like comment: arrive on the Hida from Osaka before noon, drop bags, lunch, then Gassho Village.MapWhy it's here
- Kur Garden Open-Air BathGero, GifuA day-use open-air bath recommended for its view of Takayama Line trains and its low admission (2 likes, not excerpted above).MapWhy it's here
- Funsen-ikeGero, GifuThe riverside pool a Gero-born commenter mourns. Foot-bath only since December 1, 2021.MapWhy it's here
- Okuhida Onsen-goTakayama, GifuThe best hot spring in Gifu, says a Gifu native (3 likes); on another level for water, says another, but over an hour from central Takayama (1 like).MapWhy it's here
- Hida-Osaka Onsen-goGero, GifuOne of the other hot-spring areas inside Gero City named in an 11-like comment (with Hagiwara, Joro and Kanayama); car territory, per the Gifu native.MapWhy it's here
- Inuyama OnsenInuyama, AichiThe alternative from the Nagoya side (7 likes): castle town, cormorant fishing, Meiji-mura, under 30 minutes on Meitetsu.MapWhy it's here
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The loudest voice on Gero Onsen
“From Nagoya it's not too close and not too far. Just the right distance for a trip.”
名古屋から近すぎす遠すぎす観光にはちょうどいい距離でしょう
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