Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa is a village located in Gifu Prefecture. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-go, a small, traditional village declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.

Hakusan Shirakawago White Road

a driving route through Hakusan National Park, connects points like the ancient city of Kanazawa and Hakusan and Kaga Onsen (Ishikawa Prefecture) with the World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go and Hida Takayama (Gifu Prefecture). Beautiful natural scenery only available for a limited time each year.

Miboro Dam

Miboro Dam is a dam on the Shō River in Takayama, in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 256 MW hydroelectric power station. Of the nine dams on the Shō River, it is the furthest upstream.

Myozenji

Myozenji Temple, which is unique for its thatched roof rather than the typical tiled roof seen on most temples, is connected to the Myozenji-ke farmhouse next door where the priest of the temple lives.

Suganuma Village

Suganuma (菅沼), one of the main attractions of Gokayama, is made up of two areas, Suganuma Village and the Gokayama Gassho no Sato. Pleasant and easy to explore on foot, the two areas are connected to each other by a tunnel, which also connects to the parking lot on the hill .....