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Gero City
Gifu Prefecture · City
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Gero City is in the south of the Hida region and is known for Gero Onsen, one of Japan's three famous hot springs, along with Arima and Kusatsu. The hot spring town spreads along the Hida River, and the Gero Onsen Gassho-mura has gassho-style farmhouses moved here. Nigorigo Onsen is at the foot of Mt. Ontake.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Hot spring (onsen)Gero Onsenbuilding in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Nigorigo Onsenbuilding in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
ValleyNakayamashichiri (Valley)
Buddhist templeZensho-ji TempleBuddhist temple of the Rinzai school sect in Gero, Japan
CastleSakurabora CastleJapanese castle in Gero, Gifu prefecture
MuseumGero Onsen Gassho-mura
Shinto shrineShimohara-hachiman ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKuzu-hachimanguShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hida-Kanayama Nukumori-no-sato-onsenroadside station in Gero, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Maze Miki-no-satoroadside station in Gero, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Minami-Hida Osakaroadside station in Gero, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gifu Prefecture
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