Itinerary
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Stop At: Ainokura Gassho Community, Ainokura, Nanto 939-1915 Toyama Prefecture
We will guide you to the Gassho Village of Gokayama Ainokura, a World Heritage site.
In the Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, there are 20 Gassho-zukuri houses still in existence, and you can see a variety of Gassho-zukuri houses.
People still live in these gassho-zukuri houses.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses, Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5627 Gifu Prefecture
Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage Site, is a village where 114 thatched gassho-zukuri houses still retain the nostalgic scenery of old Japan.
The steeply sloped triangular roof, which is unique to regions with heavy snowfall, resembles the shape of hands joined together, which is why it is called a gassho-zukuri house.
Feel free to stroll around the village for as long as you like.
* You can also enter "Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Minkaen".
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Shirakawago Gassho Zukuri Minkaen, 2499 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5627 Gifu Prefecture
During the walk, you can also enter the "Gassho-zukuri Minkaen". (Entrance fee is included) *The park is closed on Thursdays from December to March. (If the park is closed, we will give you our original mascot.)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tenshukakau Observatory, 889 Ogimachi In front of Tenshukaku Restaurant, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun 501-5627 Gifu Prefecture
Located on a hill in the northwest of Shirakawa-go, you can overlook the Shirakawa-go gassho village.
The view from here is the one you often see on posters.
The gassho-zukuri village of Ogimachi is colored by the nature of each season, making you feel as if you are in a fairy tale world.
Duration: 20 minutes
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6-chōme-125 Hanasatomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0026, Japan
08:30 AM
7 hours 20 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : 47maryannek
It was a wonderful tour and even the journey to get deep into the valley was scenic.
The order we visited the UNESCO villages was good. We arrived at the more remote village when there was only one other tourist group visiting.
The tour guide gave good advice.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : mariaritap203
The views were amazing and our tour guide suggested which places to visit (given that we have limited time to explore the place). The tour guide also properly explained the history of the place.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03
Posted By : xy4qzx2b4b
This is exactly what I wanted. A simple tour that brings you to 2 beautiful sites. Goyama is stunning in my opinion. Enough time in Shikarawa go for me, as it is relatively crowded and I get tired. Despite what other people have experienced, we actually had a lot of commentary and explanations in English. Nami (she told us we could call her this way but I don’t remember her full name) was very good.
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Posted On : 2024-04-21
Posted By : Helen_R
Interesting place to visit. The tour had a guide who shared a lot of info. Note - you exchange the voucher at the bus terminal which is also where the tour departs.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19
Posted By : Gretel_B
A great day out with a lovely guide and an excellent driver.
The tour met all our expectations and we would definitely recommend it.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
Posted By : Shahar_Y
The world heritage museum and playing the musical instruments. Only unfortunate thing is that we had too little time at ShirakawaGo and ended up returning to Takayama earlier than expected
. 45-60 minutes more would be ideal
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Posted On : 2024-04-14
Posted By : Neil_M
Very good outing to Shiragawago and Ainokura. All went smoothly. Well organized guide with good English, who gave clear directions and commentary. There was enough time to see both villages, although it was a bit tight in Ainokura. Very pretty mountain scenery on the way. The trip takes you to each place, but lets you explore it on your own after getting directions and suggestions. We liked that. Good value and highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-04-05
Posted By : Daryl_T
Paper making was great at the first stop
Not enough time at the first stop and too much time spent at the second stop
Long drive though
Spent a lot of time in a bus !
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Posted On : 2024-04-04
Posted By : travellingbuzz
We came to Takayama with the intention of visiting Shiragawa-Go. The weather had been variable so we waited until it settled and then couldn’t get a reservation on the scheduled buses. We had seen this tour but were concerned we wouldn’t get a lot of value as it said the commentary was only in Japanese. However its bonus was a second village which was impossible on the regular bus. We had no choice and we booked it. What a great decision. The first village was stunning AND there was English commentary. I suspect that they can’t provide English commentary every day so they won’t promise what they can’t deliver.
The explanations were fabulous, the time in the villages wasn’t rushed. It was super easy and we were delighted with our decision.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
Posted By : frantz05
This was a good tour. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Shirakawa-Go village. It was great to experience this life outside of the big cities such ask Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto. For this tour, you need to be at the bus station at least ten minutes before departure. The instructions says meet at 8:30, but that’s when the bus leaves. You need to be there before then to get your tickets if you booked online. They will at the appointed time on the dot.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19
