Okuhida Onsen Township opens 6 tasteful open-air baths free of charge - to commemorate Open-Air Bath Day (June 26)

In Okuhida Onsen Township in Gifu Prefecture, six open-air baths in the hot spring village will be open for free on June 26, 2024, "Open-Air Bath Day". (Photo: Shinhotaka Onsen "Shinhotaka no Yu")

Okuhida Onsen Village is divided into five areas: Hirayu, Fukuchi, Shin-Hirayu, Tochio, and Shinhotaka, and more than 100 hot springs are hot and abundant, making it an environment where open-air baths are easy to maintain. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of "Open-Air Bath Day" in 1993, when the local tourism association designated June 26 as "Open-Air Bath Day" every year after the sequence of numbers "6.26" in reference to "Rotenburo".

This year, in addition to last year's four day-trip hot springs, two hot spring inns will also be open for free. At the same time, a stamp rally will be held where commemorative gifts will be given to those who collect stamps for four open-air baths.

In addition, as a hot spring inn, Shin-Hirayu Onsen "Hina-no-Yujuku Matsunoi" 15:00-19:00, Shinhotaka Onsen "Yarimikan" 10:00-14:00. In the photo at the beginning of the article, " Shinhotaka no Yu 」8:00~21:00。

The earliest start time for bathing in each hot spring is 6:00 a.m. and lasts until 10:00 p.m. The Okuhida Onsen Village Tourism Association says, "The hot spring village is large, but if you visit the vacant open-air baths early in the morning by car and make a detailed route plan, you can visit four places. For details, please visit the official website.