Shirakawa-go

Japan’s original landscape of gassho-zukuri houses

Built between the end of the Edo period and the end of the Meiji period (1868-1912), this is a village of gassho-zukuri, a style unique to heavy snowfall areas, where the original Japanese landscape of mountains, rivers, fields, and wooden houses can still be seen.

This is a precious area where gassho-zukuri are still used in real life.

Gassho-zukuri are built by combining wooden beams in a mountainous shape, and the steeply pitched thatched roofs are replaced every 30 to 40 years by the joint efforts of local residents.

Together with Gokayama (Aikura and Suganuma districts), Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Gassho-zukuri villages are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (cultural heritage).

Information

Name
Shirakawa-go
白川郷
Link
Official Site
Address
2495-3 Ogimachi, Shirakawa Village, Ono-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Telephone number
05769-6-1013
Hours of operation

8:00-17:00

Parking lot
Approx. 200 vehicles, paid parking
Access

From “Shirakawa-go IC” of Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway to “Muraei Seseragi Park Parking Lot

By highway bus from train stations in Nagoya, Kanazawa, etc. (about 1.5 hours by highway bus from Kanazawa and Toyama, about 2 hours from Nagoya)

Area
Gifu Hida, Takayama, Shirakawa-go Tokai
Category
Towns Winter scenery Autumn leaves History, Culture, Artculture

Gallery

Hida, Takayama, Shirakawa-go

Gifu

Category

Area