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Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Shirakawa Village (白川郷) in Gifu Prefecture, Japan 

Shirakawa Village is a village that has been praised for its beautiful landscapes of Japan. with an ancient house structure “Gatchho-zukuri” with a roof that slopes to 60 degrees in the shape of hands clasped and thatched with rice straw. Has been classified as a village with old and protected buildings and in 1995 UNESCO organization. have appointed Shirakawa Village and Gokayama Village Toyama Prefecture Or called overall Ogimachi Ogimachi which uses the structure of the house.

“Gatchosukuri” is a world cultural heritage village. Shirakawa Village is a farming village surrounded by mountains. Summers are cool, but in winter the whole area is covered with snow. Especially in February, there will be more than 170 centimeters of snow.

In this village, there is a word YUI (結) which means helping each other. Villagers living in Shirakawa Village since that time than being able to build each house. It depends on the cooperation of the village people who will share the duties to help build and after building their own house, the homeowner will share kindness instead of gratitude, whether it is things or food, etc. and going to help other people in the village build new houses Looking at it, it’s similar to Thai people who like to help each other.

At present, due to being appointed as a World Heritage Site. Therefore, it has become more famous and is being talked about. And there are more foreign tourists visiting every year as well. It is another beautiful tourist destination in Japan. that makes sense of the depth of local folk culture way of life and lifestyle of an agricultural village It’s a place that’s like the birthplace of Japan.

In addition, the area around. There are also accommodations, ryokan, and various tourist attractions to visit as well, such as nature walks in the mountains. Enjoy the onsen Taste different cuisines in the area, both old and new styles. Stop by to buy souvenirs from local people. Visit antique museums, etc.

Shirakawago Access

• Shirakawa-go is located about 1,5 hours by highway bus from Kanazawa and Toyama, and about 3 hours from Nagoya. Since there is no train transportation in Shirakawago, if you wish to ride the train you may take the bus from Shirakawago to the nearest train station such as Kanazawa or Takayama city.
• By train/highway bus