Things to Do in Shirakawa-go, Japan

Shirakawa-go, Nagoya — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Shirakawa-go

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Getting around Shirakawa-go

On footEverything in the village is walkable

BusBook buses to Takayama or Kanazawa in advance

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Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Shirakawa-go, Nagoya · 3 spots

A World Heritage village of steep thatched houses shaped like hands in prayer, still lived in today.

A lookout with the postcard view of the whole village.

One of the largest gassho-zukuri houses in the village, an Important Cultural Property open to visitors.