Gokayama

Information

Gokayama is a prefectural natural park including Kamitaira, Taira and Toga villages. In this area there are many houses preserved in the classical Japanese country style dating from the 17th century. Its architectural style is called "Gasho-zukuri". The two hamlets of Ainokura and Suganuma, where these houses are concentrated, were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1995 along with Shirakawa-go, another Gassho-zukuri houses hamlet several kilometers away from Gokayama.

Opening Hours

Information Center: 9:00 - 17:00

Closed

Information Center: No Closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

120 minutes from JR Takaoka Station by the bus bound for Gokayama / Shirakawa-go.
30 minutes from JR Johana Station by the bus bound for Gokayama / Shirakawa-go.

Address / Location

754, Kaminashi, Nanto-shi, Toyama, 939-1914

Tweets

I Love Japan @ jnto @jntocanada - 2020-01-16: Visit the peaceful #gasshozukuri farmhouses located in #Gokayama and see first-hand why it was declared a world her… https://t.co/O2Ky620j52
Takeshi Hayakawa @PrimoFiume - 2020-01-14: @Kir_penchest Gokayama is located in Toyama but it’s not far from Shirakawago. It’s also nice. :)
Emailflights.com @Emailflights - 2020-01-13: Having traditional Gasshō-Zukuri Houses, Gokayama is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan.

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Takeshi Hayakawa @PrimoFiume - 2020-01-13: @Kir_penchest This winter is too warm to snow.
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andalamada @andalamada - 2020-01-12: Finally I can visit this place, Gokayama
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Rhonda Krause @TravelYesPlease - 2020-01-11: Gokayama, Japan- Enjoying Historic Architecture and Traditional Crafts in Ainokura Village https://t.co/Zxyj1i9yr7 #VisitJapan #travel #ttot
I Love Japan @ jnto @jntocanada - 2020-01-10: Historic Japan and Winter Wonderland are magically united at the World Heritage #Gokayama Gassho-zukuri village lig… https://t.co/HMbo6yWBB4
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FunaMari JAPAN @FunamariJ - 2020-01-08: It is a World Heritage Site in Japan.
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Aaron Campbell @AaronCampbellNZ - 2019-12-31: An outstanding day trip through 3 World Heritage site villages in Gokayama yesterday. https://t.co/OWxM9eXWTo
Yusuke Iwakawa @yiwakawa - 2019-12-30: @TurrellMika I miss the deep mountain side.
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Marco Bernardini @narsete - 2019-12-28: presso Gokayama Ainokura Gassho Community - World Heritage https://t.co/4pvSbKlYFg
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五箇山総合案内所 @gokayamatourist - 2019-12-22: Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season from Gokayama Tourist Information Center.Thank you for viewing our web si… https://t.co/aDyrVc7Uf5
Travel Lover @Travel_Love__rr - 2019-12-17: The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions, declared a UNESCO world heritage site i… https://t.co/AXHzc2X7xx
Juhan Kamaruddin @JuhanKamaruddin - 2019-12-15: I really love Japanese #zen aesthetics and architecture, which are clean, pure and simple, yet deep in meaning and… https://t.co/bZ7LHXZCV9
Jensen Chua @Jensen_chua - 2019-12-13: Japan family vacation Dec 2019. The beautiful Shirakawago. A small, traditional village showcasing a building style… https://t.co/skyGjTxqfz
Juhan Kamaruddin @JuhanKamaruddin - 2019-12-13: Wow I love the collection of nine traditional thatched #gasshozukuri houses (styled with highly pitched roof) that… https://t.co/lOU2LwxhW1
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jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-12-11: The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/gQaGKda9D7
Rhonda Krause @TravelYesPlease - 2019-12-10: Gokayama, Japan- Enjoying Historic Architecture and Traditional Crafts in Ainokura Village https://t.co/Z9vcVJyC0M #VisitJapan #travel #ttot
Dank Arif @arif_dank - 2019-12-09: “Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 is in frame.
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OnxyBlack @Onxy_Blac - 2019-12-08: Before and after... Was so blessed to have a sudden snowfall over the night!
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Visit Japan @Visit_Japan - 2019-12-07: EXPERIENCE A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ‘GASSHO-ZUKURI’ VILLAGE LIT UP IN SNOWY SPLENDOR!! Gokayama, comprised of two vil… https://t.co/Y6r1SHQ9t7
Highlighting Japan @HighlightingJ - 2019-12-06: A Living Museum
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neighboring Gifu Prefecture’s #Shirakawago
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