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At the beginning of the new year, experience the most beautiful village in winter in Shirakawa Village

❤Overseas New Year, so snowy winter is more suitable for the New Year! 🌟Shirakawa Village is located in the "Hida" region of Gifu Prefecture, often referred to as "Hida Shirakawa Village", it can be said to be the central region of Japan, it is world-renowned for its unique house construction of gassho-zukuri, and is also part of the World Heritage List. 🧳The Gassho-zukuri houses date back to around 1800, the oldest existing house is nearly 300 years old, the development of the environment led to the original village being submerged by geological disasters, gradually disappearing in fires, and finally preserving more than 100 original houses. 📝What is "Gassho-zukuri"? Through the construction of wood on the beams and columns, integrating Japanese house construction techniques, combined with the local "Kirizuma Gassho-zukuri" technique, considering the amount of snow in winter and the quality of snow and other natural conditions, the resulting building is Gassho-zukuri! 🏨Entering Shirakawa Village, many attractions and humanities are waiting for visitors. The winter in Shirakawa Village begins to snow in late December, located in the foothills, the snow in winter is very heavy, in the era of inconvenient roads, it is also known as "land island", now it is not lacking in visitors, because it is the skiing place of Gifu Prefecture, and also an important place for winter lighting festival. 🖼Introduction to Shirakawa Village attractions: ✅Nagase House, the most expensive old Gassho-zukuri house in Shirakawa Village, the ancestors were doctors, and now many medical instruments from the Edo period are still preserved and displayed inside. ✅Kanda House, is a very high completion of the existing houses in Shirakawa Village, is also the location of the brewery at that time. ✅Tenshukaku Observatory, standing here can see the Ogimachi Village where the Gassho-zukuri houses are gathered. ✅Ogimachi Castle Ruins Observatory, overlooking the best position of the entire Gassho-zukuri village, is also a favorite shooting location for many photography enthusiasts. ❤For example, Yumenomu Art Museum, Yumeromu Museum, Wada House, Outdoor Museum and Myosenji Kuri Folk Museum, let's take a look at the chance to come. ⏳As a tourist attraction, Shirakawa Village has many tourists in spring, summer, autumn and winter, especially in May, August, September and October. Every January and February, in addition to booking accommodation in Shirakawa Village on the travel APP (very scarce rooms), it is recommended to pay attention to the network information of Shirakawa Village and make an appointment in advance to draw the qualification for stay. 🚉Transportation information: The plane lands at Komatsu Airport, Noto Airport or Toyama Airport, all can be changed to the nearest bus route. If you go from Tokyo, you need to take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama Station or Kanazawa Station and then change to the bus. From Nagoya, take the bus directly. From Osaka, you need to take the Limited Express THUNDERBIRD and change to the bus at Kanazawa Station. 📍Shirakawa Village Address: 517 Hatogaya, Shirakawa Village, Ono County, Gifu Prefecture.
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Posted: Feb 19, 2024
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