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Gokayama

Travel Guide - Gokayama

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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 HoursOpening Hours

  • Information Center: 9:00 - 17:00

ClosedClosed

  • Information Center: No Closing days

Price / Entrance FeePrice / Entrance Fee

  • Admission Free

Access / Public TransportAccess / 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 / LocationAddress / Location

  • 754, Kaminashi, Nanto-shi, Toyama, 939-1914
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jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-04-16
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/GWkpPXi5nm
Alfonso @photo_tours - 2019-04-10
Was in this magical village last Sunday night. A Unesco Heritage listed area called Gokayama in the hamlet of Ainok… https://t.co/UrxpZ1Smtu
YABAI @yabaimedia - 2019-04-10
Learning About the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan… https://t.co/zxObmBOvl9
jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-04-10
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/Hgr9odDzm0
ET Panache Travel @ETPanacheTravel - 2019-04-08
The historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are one of its kind in Japan. Located in a mountainous region th… https://t.co/j5E2axLndG
R2-D2 TL40 x2 @FawwazMD - 2019-04-06
The Japanese Village Time Forgot
734 Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Ogimachi Village
A World Herita… https://t.co/Bp8UY2Uvo4
The Real Japan @TheRealJapan1 - 2019-04-04
Walking Around Ainokura Village (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Ainokura is part of a cluster of villages known for t… https://t.co/l50Sr6JFtp
Jepang.net @jepangnet - 2019-03-29
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Gokayama, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and comprised of two traditional villages, Ainokura and… https://t.co/NLHgz85uDz
Visit Japan @Visit_Japan - 2019-03-29
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Gokayama, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and comprised of two traditional villages, Ainokura and… https://t.co/XgcJ0rc9yD
Jessica Surianto @Jessica_chika - 2019-03-28
Finally made it to Ogimachi Village, one of the three World Heritage villages in Shirakawa-go and Gokayama area in… https://t.co/b9HA7RCjDN
jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-03-24
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/jMrYlKaQ5e
jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-03-23
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/g7BGLiJdet
The Real Japan @TheRealJapan1 - 2019-03-19
VIDEO: Walking Around Ainokura Village (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Ainokura is a designated UNESCO World Heritage… https://t.co/mS3ch6DakW
Sam Garwe @garweh2011 - 2019-03-07
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空color @sora_color_work - 2019-03-06
sora-color 8 seconds DroneFootage 031 #drone #dronevideo #dronefootage #dronestagram #dji #inspire1 #japan #toyama… https://t.co/CE6a9vwMAO
Nobuyuki Ikeda【photographer】 @daitikaworu - 2019-02-26
'In the snow 2019'
I shot in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan of my hometown.
Here is a World Heritage Suganuma… https://t.co/eqlj2TRDAq
Annalyn Dofredo @lhen_dof - 2019-02-24
Shirakawa-gō (白川郷), formally Shirakawa-mura (白川村), is a historic village in Gifu. Together with Gokayama in Toyama,… https://t.co/uoJlmMIvix
healthyeatingdr @healthyeatingdr - 2019-02-24
I love this time of year, with the promise of blossom on it's way! ⁣⁣⁣
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This photo is from a trip to Japan to se… https://t.co/1zaxJd65nZ
Reza Tanamas @orionsza - 2019-02-23
The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the rem… https://t.co/TdsGSlL1uC
ちょいワル_GG / tyoiwaru_gg @t_papa28 - 2019-02-23
📷 a-kichi: Gassho-zukuri-concentrated areas are in Gokayama. https://t.co/TxeVUM4JzI
Rhonda Krause @TravelYesPlease - 2019-02-20
Overlooking the small village of Ainokura in Gokayama, Japan. It’s especially pretty in winter when snowy scenery s… https://t.co/dbPLUlvAnq
karen young @atkarenskitchen - 2019-02-20
Walking inside a snowglobe ❄️🤩😍How to day-trip Shirakawa-go from Osaka.
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jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-02-17
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/GhOVu3XnBI
石田剛 @takeshi_107 - 2019-02-15
I went on a trip to Gokayama(五箇山), Kenrokuen(兼六園). Gokayama is famous for Japanese peculiar houses. Kenrokuen is fa… https://t.co/dWD540twwf
ALMA BOWLING @ALMABOWLING4 - 2019-02-14
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1-Day Trip to Shirakawago from Takayama… https://t.co/v9eIAu1UHQ
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1-Day Trip to Shirakawago from Takayama… https://t.co/XoFKwA4ljd
Craig Campbell @actoursjapan - 2019-02-14
The UNESCO World Heritage listed Gokayama Village (Suganuma) in the midd... https://t.co/DcXab8DzcJ via @YouTube
Craig Campbell @actoursjapan - 2019-02-13
The UNESCO World Heritage listed village of Gokayama (Suganuma) in the m... https://t.co/zTI6ckmMeX via @YouTube
Joane Serrano @jovs_98 - 2019-02-07
I'm so thankful to see in my lifetime these historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. They have been designat… https://t.co/6lltXs7Oh2
jpling_botEN @jpling_botEN - 2019-02-07
The System of Benefactive Verbs Gokayama Dialect: The Process of Change from “non Empathical Verbs” to “Empathical… https://t.co/u7f64Rm29n

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