🗓️ Day 1: Riverside Bliss and Hot Spring Healing

Pickup in Nagoya or Takayama (9:00 AM)

• Scenic drive into the Hida Mountains

• Optional photo stop at Gassho-style village in Shirakawa-go (add-on)

Arrive in Gero Onsen (12:00 PM)

• Check into a riverside ryokan with a panoramic rotenburo (outdoor bath)

• Receive a matcha welcome and relax in your room overlooking the Hida River

Afternoon Onsen & Free Time (2:00 PM)

• Try the outdoor baths known for their silky alkaline water

• Optional activities:

  • Visit the Gero Onsen Gassho Village (open-air museum)

  • Foot bath hop across the town’s seven public footbaths

Gourmet Kaiseki Dinner (6:00 PM)

• Featuring Hida beef, miso-marinated mountain vegetables, and local river fish

• Enjoy yourself in your room or in a private dining suite

Evening Soak Under the Stars (8:00 PM)

• Bathe again with riverside lanterns reflecting on the water

• Optional massage or in-room aromatherapy treatment

🗓️ Day 2: Forest Walk & Farewell

Morning Onsen Soak (7:00 AM)

• Quiet riverside bath before breakfast

  
  

Traditional Japanese Breakfast (8:00 AM)

• Enjoy grilled ayu, seasonal vegetables, homemade tofu, and hot spring steamed rice

  
  

Gentle Morning Walk (9:30 AM)

• Stroll along the Hida River Walkway or explore Onsen-ji Temple on the hill

Check-Out (11:00 AM)

• Return transfer to pickup location.