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Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 白川郷・五箇山の合掌造り集落
Inscribed 1995CulturalGifu, Toyama
Three mountain villages — Ogimachi, Ainokura and Suganuma — famous for gassho-style farmhouses whose steep thatched roofs, built without nails, shed heavy snow. The villages' economy rested on mulberry trees and silkworms, and their communal way of maintaining the roofs survives today.
| Inscribed | 1995 (UNESCO World Heritage List) |
|---|---|
| Criteria | (iv), (v) — Cultural |
| Prefectures | Gifu, Toyama |
| UNESCO listing | whc.unesco.org — ref. 734 |
| Component parts | 4 listed below |
| Coordinates | 36.25694, 136.90639 · Open in Google Maps |
Component parts of Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
The inscription is made up of 4 component parts. Open one for its location, coordinates and details.
Ogimachi Village 荻町集落
Gifu
Ogimachi Village 2 荻町集落2
Gifu
Ainokura Village 越中五箇山相倉集落
Toyama
Suganuma Village 越中五箇山菅沼集落
Toyama
Planning a visit
Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.
Read more
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Wikipedia (English): Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama
- Wikipedia (Japanese): 白川郷・五箇山の合掌造り集落
- Wikidata: Q877626
Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).