The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are two traditional mountain villages located in the Shogawa river valley ...

Getty Images. Experience the local hospitality on a visit to Shirakawa-go, located 100 miles north of Nagoya. You can reach the village via bus or train from major cities.

Although spring brings warmth, Shirakawa-go usually has snowy terrain until early ... (JR) Express from Kansai to Kanazawa (2hr 40m) before hopping on the bus to Shirakawa-go (1hr 25m). Biei ...

Useful tips for visiting Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. In Shirakawa-go, you can reach the village of Ogimachi by bus from Takayama (50 km), about an hour and a half from the city centre.

The moment I mentioned the word “Shirakawa-go” to my then-fiancée and now wife, her eyes immediately lit up and quickly approved to include it in our Japan honeymoon itinerary. This quiet village near ...

My first Japan experience continues to defy my expectations. Expecting to be greeted by towering skyscrapers dotting the skylines of Tokyo and other cities in the land of the rising sun, endless ...

With clouds rolling in off the mountains, it didn’t look like the rain here in Shirakawa-go would stop for days. Suddenly, as if she could read my mind, the wife of the household appeared at my ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.