Juhachiro
十八楼
A riverside ryokan in Gifu with an iron-rich spring and a Meiji-era storehouse bath
Day Use
YesDay bathing runs on an irregular schedule that depends on the hotel's occupancy, with the available days and hours posted on the official site's news page. It is closed during Obon, the New Year holidays, Golden Week, and any day the hotel itself is closed.
Day bathing costs 1500 yen for adults (junior-high age and up) and 700 yen for children (age 2 through elementary school), for a 90-minute visit, cash only.
Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Open-air outdoor bath
Enclosed indoor bathing area
Bathing Arrangements
Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only
Some rooms include a private open-air bath, but it is filled with tap water, not the hot-spring source.
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Allows entry with visible tattoos
Welcomes children and families
A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels to rent or borrow at the desk
On-site or nearby parking available
Views
RiverHighlights
Jet BathAbout
Juhachiro has two large bath halls on the Nagara River, and the men's and women's sides switch every day, so an overnight stay lets you try both. The water is colorless at the source but turns a reddish amber from its iron content once it meets the air, and it leaves you warmed through. One of the baths, Kura-no-yu (蔵の湯), is built into a Meiji-era storehouse that once belonged to a timber merchant, and beams from roughly 130 years ago are still overhead. The indoor baths add an herbal soak and a fine-bubble "silky" bath, and the open-air baths carry small cormorant-fishing motifs. The inn dates to 1860, when a riverside lodging house took the name Juhachiro after a travel essay Matsuo Basho wrote about his stay in Gifu. It stands in the old Kawaramachi (川原町) riverside district, and in season you can watch the Nagara River's cormorant fishing, ukai (鵜飼), from right outside.
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Last updated September 29, 2026