Hideo Koike, 84, who lives in Gero, said he was involved in construction work at the onsen around 30 years ago and voluntarily cleaned the facility with acquaintances from outside Gifu Prefecture ...

‘Gifu offers a traditional Japanese escape off ... The area is home to an onsen town of some of the country’s highest quality ...

A monk named Enku is believed to have sculpted some 120,000 in Gifu Prefecture ... Enku visited Gero Onsen hot springs in Gero City for spiritual training and spreading Buddhism.

Tourism-related organizations in Gunma Prefecture established a council in 2018 to have onsen culture registered as a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. Takashi Nakazawa, 73, head of the Gunma ...