Gifu Takayama City
Livemax Resort Hida Takayama – Garyu no Sato
An extreme sauna above 110°C (230°F) and the natural spring water of Mount Kurai
- Hida Takayama Onsen
- Scenic View
- Nature Immersion
- Natural Hot Spring
- Sauna Available
- Drinkable natural water (cold bath)
About Livemax Resort Hida Takayama – Garyu no Sato
Livemax Resort Hida Takayama – Garyu no Sato is an onsen inn in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. Its sauna, set up for extremes with a fierce heat that pierces right through the body, has become a talking point among sauna lovers. The cold plunge runs continuously with crisp, mellow natural spring water from Mount Kurai, long revered as a sacred mountain, and it gently envelops the body after the sauna. The main bathhouse offers open-air baths, including a rock bath and a hinoki bath, where a soft natural onsen that has welled up since ancient times quietly eases away the fatigue of everyday life. After bathing, you can unwind in the post-bath lounge stocked with plenty of manga, and there is also a buffet restaurant and well-designed capsule rooms, so you can fully enjoy a calm, restorative stay.
Hot SpringONSEN
Main bathhouse
A natural onsen that uses mineral spring water welling up from Mount Kurai, 1,529 m (5,016 ft) high. The water is clear and soft on the skin, and this celebrated spring, flowing since ancient times, quietly eases away the fatigue of everyday life. In the open-air area, with its rock bath, hinoki bath and ceramic bath, you can savor blissful relaxation surrounded by the grand nature of Hida and the mountains as they change with the seasons.
SaunaSAUNA
Sauna
A spacious, spotless sauna set up for extremes, with a fierce heat that pierces right through the body. The bathing environment and the flow between areas have been carefully thought out so that everyone from first-timers to seasoned sauna lovers leaves satisfied. In the quiet room you can sweat slowly and deeply reset both mind and body in a truly exquisite moment.
Cold BathCOLD BATH
Cold plunge
The cold plunge is generously and continuously filled with natural spring water from Mount Kurai, long revered as a sacred mountain. The water is so crisp and mellow that it is even fit to drink, and it wraps the body flushed from the sauna both gently and powerfully. It is a short walk to the open-air area, wrapped in the silence of the forest, for cooling off in the open air, where the fresh mountain air draws you into deep relaxation.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 5525 Ichinomiya-machi, Takayama, Gifu 509-3505
- Business Hours
- 06:00〜10:00/12:00〜00:00
[Day-use bathing] 6:00–10:00, 12:00–24:00
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- No Tattoos
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- Chubu-Jukan Expressway Takayama IC → Route 41, about 20 min
- Nagano Expressway Matsumoto IC → Route 158 and Route 41, about 2 hr 10 min
By train and bus
- Nagoya Station → JR Takayama Line, about 2 hr 20 min → Takayama Station → taxi or local bus, about 15 min
- Tokyo Station → via Matsumoto Station, about 4 hr 20 min → Takayama Station → taxi or local bus, about 15 min
Free parking for 80 cars
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