Shirakawa-go light-up
A winter event that lights up the snow-covered gassho-zukuri houses for a fairy-tale scene.
- Area
- Nagoya · Shirakawa-go
- When
- Selected days in Jan–Feb (reservation required)
- Location
- Shirakawa-go
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Shirakawa-go gassho-zukuri village
A World Heritage village of steep thatched houses shaped like hands in prayer, still lived in today.
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Wada House
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