Unexpectedly it turned out to be my favourite attraction in Takayama. It’s and outdoor museum, where you can enter almost all building to see how people lived in this area a hundred years ago. The scenery is beautiful and partially covered by a forest making it a good choice even for a hot day. Collecting stamps from various houses is a nice addition to entire experience. Entering every house, the visit takes around 2.5h. There is a resting area available as well.
Such a beautiful, peaceful and interesting place. This was our first stop in Takayama and we genuinely really enjoyed this experience. A wonderful way to learn about the history of these houses and the people who used to live in them. Loved that you could go inside too and have a look around. I'd highly recommend going here!
Who says May is too hot for Shirakawa-go? 🌿
Visiting in May was actually such a beautiful experience.
The whole village was covered in fresh greenery, giving it a completely different charm compared to the snowy winter views.
I went on a Saturday and it honestly wasn’t too crowded, so the experience felt very relaxing and enjoyable. Perfect for slow walks and photos 📸
Although the afternoon sun was quite strong, there was still a cool breeze flowing through the village, so it stayed surprisingly comfortable 🍃☀️
Every season here has its own kind of beauty, and May definitely deserves more appreciation 💚
It is a nice open air museum. Great place to travel back in time and learn about how Japanese villages used to operate in the past. We got a 200¥ stamp book to collect stamps across different stops. The book also includes set of 5 quizzes to answer as we explore the houses. At the end we got free keychain for completing the quizzes. Such a fun quest to do while sightseeing around the place.
Really good experience. Plenty of things to see, some folk toys to play with like water pistol, and other fun stuff. There are shows that change depends on the day, housing to visit that were moved from other parts, if I understand correctly, it was the original house, move here.
So not exactly seeing how people live back then, but get to see the culture, and invention, how they manage to develop things.
It is also very photogenic. Also there is stamps to collect, really pretty and details. You can buy stamp book or use the back of the brochure.
Entry is 700 yen per adult, and parking cost 300 yen for normal car.
Not too many people when I visited.
