Okuhida Onsen Gorge

Japan's highest altitude ropeway located at Shinhotaka Onsen. Features an outdoor bath at the 2,156m summit station with panoramic Northern Alps views. The mountaintop bath experience symbolizes the fusion of hot spring bathing and alpine nature tourism, offering a unique wellness experience.

Five hot spring towns at the foot of the Northern Alps. Said to have the most open-air baths in Japan, its outdoor baths overlooking 3,000m peaks offer breathtaking scale.

A collection of open-air baths scattered along a gorge in Okuhida Onsen, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Surrounded by Northern Alps peaks including Mount Yari, it offers a unique fusion of natural scenery and hot spring experience. Comprising multiple springs like Shin-Hotaka, Yarimi, Fukuji, and Ichinomiya, it attracts connoisseurs of remote hot springs.

A hot spring resort in Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano Prefecture, featuring the historic 'Thirteen Baths'—communal facilities since the Edo period, still maintained by locals. Numerous free outdoor baths scattered throughout allow casual access to hot springs. Also renowned as a ski resort, winter snow bathing experiences attract many visitors seeking immersion in snowy mountain settings.

A bath-hopping tradition formed by 13 municipal public baths in Nozawa Onsen Village, Shimotakai, Nagano Prefecture. Developed as a free communal system for villagers since the Edo period, also known as a winter ski resort. Outdoor bath culture is strong, with thermal springs experienced amid natural scenery. It exemplifies coexistence between locals and tourists in onsen communities.

A unique combination of thermal springs and Mount Fuji views in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Many ryokan outdoor baths offer Mount Fuji vistas, creating an experience of feeling both mountain coolness and thermal warmth simultaneously. Touristification began in the mid-Showa period, forming fusion tourism culture of Fuji worship and thermal therapy. Recognized domestically and internationally as exemplary integration of mountain scenery and hot springs.

Japan's highest altitude ropeway located at Shinhotaka Onsen. Features an outdoor bath at the 2,156m summit station with panoramic Northern Alps views. The mountaintop bath experience symbolizes the fusion of hot spring bathing and alpine nature tourism, offering a unique wellness experience.