It was quite a decision to make whether to make the trip to this part of the region, as the main purpose was to visit this World Heritage Site.....Was advised by my world-travel-peer - Han San that he's visited and said that this place was even more fabulous in winter....one of the Hong Kong series was filmed here - some "7days" series...which I heard wasn't nice....
Anyway back to Shirakawa-go( declared UNESCO world heritage site in 1995) it's famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouse, some of which are more than 250 years old. Gassho - zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer". The roofs are made without nails, exceptionally strong as it withstands heavy snowfall in winter with a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
I went to this village - Ogimachi. Shirakawago is approximately an hour away from Takayama. As there is no direct train from elsewhere, it's better of if you were to come from Takayama or Kanazawa city, there will be a bus to Shirakawago. Direct translation this means "White River Old-district"
As I'm always excited about World Heritage Sites, I took lots of pics!!
As we were only guests at the minshuku ( a budget hotel compared to a ryokan - japanese inn ) minshuku has similar experience to ryokan but a simpler version as minshuku could be because there are "spare rooms in a family house". This minshuku wasn't as nice as expected.....as we booked late....there were only few left....and it wasn't worth the price....about RM550 per nite plus dinner for both....
Our dinner....
Our yukata before taking onsen...
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