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Suimeikan

水明館すいめいかん

Lodging
Chubu·Gifu

Day Use

Yes
11:00–14:00

On tegata: 12:00-14:00 (Monday-Friday) and 13:00-14:00 (Saturday-Sunday)

¥1,500

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaYes

Sauna room of any kind

Cold BathYes

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathYes

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

TattooWith Conditions

Allows entry with visible tattoos

Only private baths

DiningYes

A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels to rent or borrow at the desk

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

下呂温泉(幸田ポンプ所)

Gero Onsen (Koda Pump Station)

Mixed source

Simple
Color
colorless and transparent
Taste
tasteless
Odor
odorless

Sodium Chloride spring

Hot source · 56°CHigh silicaTop-decile alkaline
Composition fingerprint0.4 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺97
Cl⁻46
F⁻18
CO₃²⁻17
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Chloride Cl⁻
table-salt anion — coats the skin and holds heat in.
Known good for
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A gentle alkaline simple thermal spring drawn from Gero Onsen's Koda pump station. The alkalinity gives the slippery, soft-on-the-skin feel of Japan's beauty-water family, and a generous load of metasilicic acid leaves the kind of thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother afterwards. Mineralization is light, so the water is undemanding on the body; the posted analysis lists it for chronic muscle and joint pain and stiffness, autonomic nervous system instability, and fatigue recovery. The inn's own bath-side table notes that the tubs are fed with the blended supply from that same pump station.

Analyzed Dec 3, 2018·一般財団法人 岐阜県公衆衛生検査センター·Cert no. 岐阜県第二号

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Sergey M
6 months ago· edited

60. Suimeikan, Gero Onsen, Gifu ★★ I visited on a higaeri using the Gero tegata, the regular price is 1500. There are two bath areas, on the 1st and 9th floors, and payment by sticker/money is separate for each one, so you pay twice if you use both floors. Higaeri is listed as 11:00 to 14:00 at the regular rate, and as 12:00 to 14:00 (Monday to Friday) plus 13:00 to 14:00 (Saturday to Sunday) when using the tegata. 1. Bath area on the 1st floor. The bath photos online match. 1.1. Outdoor stone bath. There is no view, but it is very good and atmospheric. The frame is made with large stones, there is an obelisk, two small statues, and the water flows into the bath from above through a small dragon head. The water is clear, temperature 41. 1.2. Indoor bath. The water is clear, temperature 41.5. It is bearable to breathe inside. 2. Indoor bath on the 9th floor. View of the city through reinforced glass. The water is clear, temperature 41. It is bearable to breathe inside. The outdoor stone bath on the 1st floor is very cool, and it is the one I recommend visiting. Even without a view, it is a great place to spend time. It is very interesting how it feels in the evening without higaeri visitors. 11.04.2024 12.03.2026

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