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.

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 ...

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

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 ...

The Gassho-style houses found in the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are rare examples of their kind in Japan. Located in a river valley surrounded by the rugged high-mountain Chubu ...