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Nestled in the Northern Alps, Oku-Hida Onsenkyo spreads out over the mountains at an altitude of 800m to 1,300m, and shows completely different faces with each season. There is no end to the sights to see, including landscapes created by nature, impressive waterfalls, and villages where mountain village life still thrives. The Shinhotaka Ropeway takes you straight up to an altitude of 2,156m, where you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the Northern Alps. With easy access to Kamikochi and Mount Norikura, you can also enjoy sightseeing tours based in Oku-Hida.

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Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Hirayu Campsite

This camping paradise is filled with untouched nature within Chubu Sangaku National Park! All of the car sites are undivided free sites with a capacity of approximately 200 cars, and bungalows and permanent tents are also available. The site is at a high altitude and surrounded by forest, making it very cool even in the summer, making for a comfortable stay.
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Okuhida Onsenkyo Auto Campground

A great location surrounded by the nature of Oku-Hida. The Takahara River flows in front of you, and Mount Yakedake in the Northern Alps spreads out before your eyes. The outdoor baths, separated by gender and exclusive to campers, are free to use as many times as you like within the designated time limit. It's also a convenient base for sightseeing.
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Shinhotaka Ropeway

Take Japan's first double-decker gondola to a world above the clouds at an altitude of 2,156 meters. The 3,200-meter-long Shinhotaka Ropeway offers a spectacular 360-degree panoramic view of the Northern Alps, including Mount Nishihotaka, Mount Yari, and Mount Kasagatake. At the summit station, you can enjoy a walking trail through the primeval forest, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery from May to October.
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Hirayu Waterfall

Hirayu Otaki Falls, with a drop of 64 meters and a width of 6 meters, is one of the three most famous waterfalls in Hida and has also been selected as one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls. It shows off beautiful expressions in every season, and every February the Hirayu Otaki Ice Festival is held, where the frozen waterfall is lit up.
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Hirayu Folk Museum

Hirayu Folk Museum and Hirayu no Yu are hidden gems worth visiting when visiting Hirayu Onsen. The former Takakuwa House, a gassho-style house relocated from Toga Village, Toyama Prefecture, over 40 years ago, and the former Toyosaka House, a Takayama City Cultural Property relocated from the Kurabashira district, are completely free to visit and take breaks. The surrounding area is filled with irori (a hearth with a fire always lit)...
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Okuhida Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is the starting point for your trip, providing information on the weather, sightseeing, transportation, and other aspects of the natural parks and surrounding areas, including Mount Norikura, the Yari-Hotaka mountain range, the Goshikigahara Forest at the foot of the mountains, Hirayu Falls, and the Oku-Hida Onsen area. It also introduces the region's distinctive topography, geology, flora, and fauna, and offers activities such as nature observation and forest bathing.
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Fukuchi Onsen Morning Market

Fukuji Onsen Morning Market is lined with seasonal ingredients and local specialties from the foothills of the Northern Alps. The market offers seasonal mountain bounty, including taros and bracken in spring, fresh vegetables in summer, wild mushrooms and fruit in autumn, and dried daikon radishes in winter. Enjoy delicacies unique to Oku-Hida, such as the breakfast staple "hoba miso," Hida sansho pepper, and tomato juice...
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Okuhida Bear Ranch

Okuhida Bear Ranch is where you can meet over 100 bears. Located just a few minutes' drive from the hot springs, the bears do not hibernate and can be seen in full bloom all year round. The "snack-feeding experience" for the bears, who beg with their unique gestures, is a fun experience that will captivate both adults and children. For a limited time, you can also have a commemorative encounter with a baby bear...
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Hida Great Limestone Cave

Hida Great Limestone Cave is located on the way from Oku-Hida Onsenkyo to Takayama city. Known as the highest tourist limestone cave in Japan, the cave's average temperature inside, at 900 meters above sea level, is about 12°C, making it the perfect spot to escape the heat in midsummer. Explore the 800-meter-long cave and experience the mystical stalactites and natural wonders. In winter, it's a magical...
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Hirayu Onsen area

Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Hirayu Waterfall

Hirayu Otaki Falls, with a drop of 64 meters and a width of 6 meters, is one of the three most famous waterfalls in Hida and has also been selected as one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls. It shows off beautiful expressions in every season, and every February the Hirayu Otaki Ice Festival is held, where the frozen waterfall is lit up.
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Hirayu Folk Museum

Hirayu Folk Museum and Hirayu no Yu are hidden gems worth visiting when visiting Hirayu Onsen. The former Takakuwa House, a gassho-style house relocated from Toga Village, Toyama Prefecture, over 40 years ago, and the former Toyosaka House, a Takayama City Cultural Property relocated from the Kurabashira district, are completely free to visit and take breaks. The surrounding area is filled with irori (a hearth with a fire always lit)...
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Okuhida Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is the starting point for your trip, providing information on the weather, sightseeing, transportation, and other aspects of the natural parks and surrounding areas, including Mount Norikura, the Yari-Hotaka mountain range, the Goshikigahara Forest at the foot of the mountains, Hirayu Falls, and the Oku-Hida Onsen area. It also introduces the region's distinctive topography, geology, flora, and fauna, and offers activities such as nature observation and forest bathing.
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Tsuruya Shoten

We sell local Hida sake and souvenirs. We also have our own hot spring water "Yunohana" that we manufacture and sell, which is very popular! You can eat Hirayu Onsen's specialty hot spring eggs "Hantai Tamago" in front of the store. With a firm yolk and a runny white, Hantai Tamago is absolutely delicious.
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Fukuji Onsen area

Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Fukuchi Onsen Morning Market

Fukuji Onsen Morning Market is lined with seasonal ingredients and local specialties from the foothills of the Northern Alps. The market offers seasonal mountain bounty, including taros and bracken in spring, fresh vegetables in summer, wild mushrooms and fruit in autumn, and dried daikon radishes in winter. Enjoy delicacies unique to Oku-Hida, such as the breakfast staple "hoba miso," Hida sansho pepper, and tomato juice...
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Fukuchi Fossil Museum

The Fukuchi Fossil Museum is a place where you can see many fossils of marine creatures that lived approximately 400 million years ago, during the Early Devonian period of the Paleozoic era, long before the age of the dinosaurs, discovered in Fukuchi. The fossils were preserved and collected by Satoru Yamakoshi of Fukuchi since the 1960s, and were later used as a museum in the folktale village of Fukuchi Onsen.
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public bath

Yadoriyu is a symbolic spot of Fukuji Onsen. An old Hida house built during the Edo period was relocated here, making it a resting place brimming with historical charm. Featuring an indoor footbath, a rare sight in Japan, the substantial hearth and magnificent beams evoke a sense of time, transporting visitors to a nostalgic, primordial Japanese landscape. Fukuji Onsen...
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Shin Hirayu Hot Spring Area

Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Okuhida Bear Ranch

Okuhida Bear Ranch is where you can meet over 100 bears. Located just a few minutes' drive from the hot springs, the bears do not hibernate and can be seen in full bloom all year round. The "snack-feeding experience" for the bears, who beg with their unique gestures, is a fun experience that will captivate both adults and children. For a limited time, you can also have a commemorative encounter with a baby bear...
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Okuhida Training Center Pool

A 25m x 7-lane heated swimming pool that utilizes the heat of the hot spring. It is also equipped with a children's pool, making it suitable for a wide range of people, from adults to children. There is also a training room where you can enjoy training equipment as well as table tennis.
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Okuhida Murakami General Ground

A general-purpose ground located within Shin Hirayu Onsen. Baseball, ground golf and various other events can be held here.
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Harada Shoten

We have a wide selection of local sake and craft beer. You can sample the local sake, so you're sure to find your favorite. We also sell Shin Hirayu Onsen's charms and votive plaques. Write your wish and display it at Mozumo Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the god of matchmaking located in Sabo Dam Waterfront Park.
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Okuhida Foods Market

A sister store of Fresh Foods Kashiki in Tochio Onsen! A local favorite, offering prepared dishes, bento boxes, and daily necessities.
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Hida Sansho pepper

Takahara Sansho, grown only in the Okuhida Onsen area, is characterized by its excellent balance of aroma, spiciness, and numbness. Its elegant, rich citrus aroma is particularly strong compared to other varieties, refreshingly lingering from the mouth to the nose. It is carefully harvested by hand and then dried in the shade and sun...
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Tochio Onsen area

Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Matsui Liquor Store - The Super Gorilla of Alcohol

This shop stocks local sake and daily necessities, and is frequented by locals. We also sell recreational fishing licenses (sweetfish licenses and small fish licenses). If you would like to fish, please purchase a recreational fishing license and enjoy fishing.
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Fresh Foods Kashiki

We sell a wide variety of Hida specialties, including Hida beef, local vegetables, and local sake. Be sure to stop by to stock up on ingredients when you come camping.
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Shinhotaka Onsen area

Okuhida Mountain Bus

The "Okuhida Mountain Bus," which began operation in 2025 and was named by local elementary school students, will operate during the fresh green season in 2026, its second year of operation. This time, it will run for three weeks from May 22nd (Fri) to June 12th (Fri), when the fresh greenery of Okuhida is at its most beautiful. The open-top bus will change the scenery from fresh green to remaining leaves as the altitude increases...
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Shinhotaka Ropeway

Take Japan's first double-decker gondola to a world above the clouds at an altitude of 2,156 meters. The 3,200-meter-long Shinhotaka Ropeway offers a spectacular 360-degree panoramic view of the Northern Alps, including Mount Nishihotaka, Mount Yari, and Mount Kasagatake. At the summit station, you can enjoy a walking trail through the primeval forest, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery from May to October.
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Okuhida Sabo School

Oku-Hida Sabo Juku is a learning facility where you can learn everything about landslides and sabo in Oku-Hida. The facility clearly explains the role and mechanisms of sabo, and exhibits tools and valuable materials actually used in sabo projects. Surrounded by mountains, the Oku-Hida region has long faced landslides and protected people's lives.
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Northern Alps Bridge

The Northern Alps Bridge connects Nakao Plateau and Nabedaira Plateau in Shinhotaka Onsen. Its magnificent 150-meter length and 70-meter height from the valley floor make it a spectacular spot offering up-close views of the majestic Northern Alps. Visitors are captivated by the refreshing feeling of walking in the sky, as well as the natural beauty of the four seasons. 10...
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Uchino Liquor Store Nonkimura

A liquor store in Nakao Highlands. You can also enjoy light meals, with popular items being Hida Chinese noodles and fried rice. Be sure to stop by on your way back from climbing Mt. Yakedake.
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Nearby areas

Hirayu Campsite

This camping paradise is filled with untouched nature within Chubu Sangaku National Park! All of the car sites are undivided free sites with a capacity of approximately 200 cars, and bungalows and permanent tents are also available. The site is at a high altitude and surrounded by forest, making it very cool even in the summer, making for a comfortable stay.
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Hida Great Limestone Cave

Hida Great Limestone Cave is located on the way from Oku-Hida Onsenkyo to Takayama city. Known as the highest tourist limestone cave in Japan, the cave's average temperature inside, at 900 meters above sea level, is about 12°C, making it the perfect spot to escape the heat in midsummer. Explore the 800-meter-long cave and experience the mystical stalactites and natural wonders. In winter, it's a magical...
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Kamitakara Hometown History Museum

The museum houses and exhibits 500 historical documents related to Enku and Banryu, who have deep ties to the local area, as well as the Ohara Rebellion, earthenware and stoneware related to people's lives, and folklore materials. It also screens the film "Tsubakimishi Hana." This museum preserves history and traditional culture for future generations. Adjacent to it are a multi-purpose field and indoor gymnasium that can be used for baseball, track and field, and more.
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Rail Mountain Bike Gattan Go!!

"Rail Mountain Bike Gattan Go!!" is a new and exciting attraction that combines mountain biking with abandoned railway tracks. The exhilarating feeling of racing through the track while feeling the vibration and sound of the rail joints "clank clank" with your whole body is what makes it so appealing. The "City Course" offers a chilly ride...
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Okuhida Yamanomura Farm

Located at an altitude of 1,000 meters in Yamanomura, Kamioka Town (Morishige, Kamioka Town), Hida City, this tourist ranch is surrounded by nature. Enjoy pony riding and interacting with animals such as goats and rabbits. The sausage buffet, featuring sausages handmade in the ranch's workshop, is also popular.
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Takayama Wanwan Paradise Hotel

Takayama Wanwan Paradise Hotel & Cottages is located on a 33,000m² site surrounded by nature. Located at an altitude of 1,300m, this private accommodation allows you to relax and unwind with your beloved pet. With a forest dog run, walking trails, and river play, the hotel offers a full range of facilities for your dog to enjoy freely. Dog-friendly resorts...
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Sugoroku Valley

Sugoroku Valley originates from Mount Sugoroku in the Northern Alps. Its waters are so clear you can see the riverbed, creating a beautiful, emerald-green stream. In summer, the river is a popular spot for families to splash around, and dipping your feet in the cool, pure water is a refreshing way to blow away the heat. In autumn, the entire valley is bathed in stunning autumn foliage...
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Okuhida Onsenkyo Tourism Association

1689-3 Murakami, Okuhida Onsengo, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, 506-1431

TEL: 0578-89-2614 / FAX: 0578-89-3200

Inquiries to the tourist information center

Okuhida Onsenkyo Tourist Information Center (inside Shinhotaka Center)

710-9 Kamisaka, Okuhida Onsengo, Takayama City, 506-1421

TEL:0578-89-2458

Hirayu Onsen Tourist Information Center (inside the Oku-Hida Visitor Center, Chubu-Sangaku National Park)

763-12 Hirayu, Okuhida Onsen, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, 506-1433

TEL:0578-89-3030

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