Shirakawa-go

Area

Ono-gun

Category

History Educational tour

Shirakawa-go is a village in Gifu prefecture’s town of Shirakawa. The village is long-loved for its cute “gassho” style houses, named after the shape of the roofs looking like a “gassho” (palms put together for prayers). Along with the Gokayama village in Toyama prefecture, Shirakawa-go was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.

Basic Information

Address

Ogi-machi Shirakawa-mura,Ono-gun,Gihu

Phone

05769-6-1013

Website

http://shirakawa-go.gr.jp/

Access

FromKanazawa Station

【Kanazawa Sta.】Nouhi Bus (highway bus) / for Takayama Bus Center
→ 【Shirakawa-go Bus Stop】

FromToyama Station

【Toyama Sta.】Nouhi Bus (highway bus) / for Takayama Bus Center
→ 【Shirakawa-go Bus Stop】

FromNagoya Station

【Nagoya Sta.】Gifu Bus (highway bus) / for Shirakawa-go Bus Center
→ 【Shirakawa-go Bus Stop】

Tags of this spot

World Heritage Site

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