Hida Takayama Onsen: Day-Use Hot Spring Baths & Prices

Springing up in Takayama, famed for its old townscape and morning markets, Hida Takayama Onsen is a relatively new hot spring enjoyed at the inns of the city. With gentle, neutral waters, its appeal is letting you enjoy sightseeing and bathing all at once. It pairs easily with a stroll through the castle town and makes a handy base for travels along the Hida roads.

Highlights

After a soak, stroll the old townscape known as Sanmachi, touring sake breweries and old merchant houses. The quarter of townhouses with red-lattice fronts vividly preserves the look of the Edo era. At the morning markets you can come across local vegetables, pickles, and crafts.

Enjoying the Seasons

The Takayama Festivals of spring and autumn are renowned for their splendid floats, while in winter the snow-clad townscape and hot springs sink into the body. In summer it is easy to venture out to the surrounding highlands, and each season has its own face.

Access and Basic Information

It is close to JR Takayama Station and reachable by limited express from Nagoya and Toyama. It also serves as a base for trips to Okuhida and Gero. The old townscape and morning markets are each about a ten-minute walk from the station, and the town center is gathered within walking range.

Practical Travel Notes

There are two morning markets, the Miyagawa market and the Jinya-mae market, both roughly a ten-minute walk from Takayama Station. As the markets open from early morning into late morning, visiting first thing lets you feel their lively air. Inns and facilities that accept day bathers dot the town and its surroundings, with prices from several hundred to around a thousand yen as a guide, though availability and hours differ by facility, so checking in advance is wise. The old townscape tends to grow crowded during the day, so morning or evening is best for a quiet walk. Combined with Hida beef cuisine and sake-brewery visits, you can enjoy a full day.

A Quick Tip

If you want to savor Hida beef and local sake, ease the day's fatigue in the hot spring after walking the town. During festival season inns fill up early, so planning ahead is recommended.

Practical Information for Your Visit

The information below centers on "Hida Takayama Onsen Hidamari no Yu," a day-use facility that is easy to reach from the town center.

• Spring quality and source data: The water wells up from 1,000 meters underground. It is 33.3 degrees at the source, weakly alkaline with a pH of 8.2, and flows at 485 liters per minute. As a hot spring resort the water is classified as a simple hot spring
• Indications: Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, sensitivity to cold, chronic digestive complaints and more
• How the water is used: No water is added at all, only heating. Some baths are free-flowing straight from the source
• Open-air bath: Suspended for the time being from the end of September 2025 (Reiwa 7)
• Day-use bathing hours: The large communal baths are open 7:30 to 23:00 (last entry 22:30). Open every day of the year
• Bathing fees: 1,150 yen for adults, 700 yen for junior high school students, 600 yen for elementary school students and younger, free for children under 4. Entry from 21:00 onward is charged at the "night bath" rate of 750 yen. Visitors with disabilities (grades 1 and 2) pay 750 yen for adults and 500 yen for those aged 4 to junior high school age
• Morning bath bonus: Enter before 9:00 and you get a cup of coffee and a slice of toast
• Amenities provided: The men's bath has shampoo and conditioner, body soap, bar soap, hairdryers, hairbrushes, cotton buds and more. The women's bath has shampoo and conditioner, body soap, lotion, milky lotion, hairdryers and more
• Towel and indoor wear rental: Bath towel 250 yen, indoor wear 100 yen, full set 400 yen
• Closing days of the attached facilities: The restaurant and the Korean-style relaxation salon are closed every Tuesday (the baths stay open)
• Parking: 70 spaces
• Access: 10 minutes by car from JR Takayama Station, or 3 minutes by car from the Takayama IC on the Chubu-Jukan Expressway. A free shuttle bus runs from in front of Takayama Station (by the Washington Hotel). The address is 417 Fuito-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
• Distance from the town center: The hot spring area spreads from the south of Takayama Station out toward the suburbs, and the Japan Spa Association's guide puts it about 8 minutes by taxi from JR Takayama Station. The old townscape and the morning markets are roughly a ten-minute walk from Takayama Station, so the town itself is compact enough to explore on foot
• How long to allow: 1 to 2 hours if you only take a bath, or half a day if you combine it with a walk around Takayama
• To avoid the crowds: The busiest times are after 21:00, when the fee drops, and in the early evening as sightseers head back. For a relaxed soak, late morning to early afternoon is best
• Winter road conditions: Hida sees heavy snow and frequent icy roads. Winter tires are essential if you are driving there in winter

📚 Sources

The bathing fees, opening hours, closing days, amenities, rental charges, number of parking spaces and access, together with the source temperature of 33.3 degrees, the pH of 8.2, the flow of 485 liters per minute, the fact that the water is heated but not diluted, and the suspension of the open-air bath, were confirmed on the official website of Hida Takayama Onsen Hidamari no Yu (the facility guide and the page on its free-flowing spring water). The classification of the resort's water as a simple hot spring and the journey time from Takayama Station come from the Japan Spa Association's hot spring resort information, and the spring quality listed by inns with their own sources and the benefits they share follow the official website of the Hida Takayama Onsen Ryokan Cooperative. Prices, opening hours and the status of the open-air bath are subject to change, so please check the official information before you set out.