Best places: Tourist attractions in Shirakawa, Japan

Historical village in a remote mountain area featuring traditional Gassho-style farmhouses.

Rural lookout above a valley landscape of forested hills, rice fields & village farmhouses.

Walks & viewpoints on the site of a samurai-era castle overlooking traditional thatched farmhouses.

👍👍 This spot is quite famous as you can get a picture of 3 traditional farm houses with a rice field in front in the same frame. Winter doesn't make for the best photos as there is no rice planted, however still I nice walk. The 3 houses here are well preserved and maintained. Very beautiful.

Preserved, authentic gassho-style house on fertile farm land, open for public tours & tea.

Open-air museum with traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, a temple, watermill & a cafe.

Preserved, historic gassho-style house on farm land still occupied & partially open to the public.

A yew tree stands near this 1748-built Buddhist temple featuring a thatch-roofed bell tower.

👍👍 Wada house was packed with people so we picked this one instead and it was amazing. Super quiet. lots of personal space for exploring and taking pictures. They allow you to go upstairs and the house is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. Definitely worth visiting. The entrance fee is 400 ye...

👍👍 From the Jadanienchi parking lot, go down the steep stairs. Once you get down the stairs, you can continue along the promenade, which is easy to walk although there are some ups and downs. There are no confusing or dangerous places, but the stairs on the way back are quite difficult. The sign at the...

👍👍 This is the story of Shirakawa in the past. You will see the traditional and culture. But you must to pay around 400 JPY .. I love this place.

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