Gujo Hachiman: Located in the center of Japan in Gifu Prefecture, the streets of Gujo Hachiman have retained an atmosphere unchanged since the Edo period. See the rows of old houses that have been selected as a group of important traditional buildings by the national government. Explore the town known for its waterway that runs past the eaves of the houses. Hida Takayama: a castle town from the Edo period. Enjoy local gourmet food and shopping while strolling through the old streets, including traditional Hida handicraft stores and candy stores. Shirakawago: Shirakawa-go and the Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages are well known for the large number of gassho-zukuri houses, some 100 in all, that still remain and are used by the people who live there. The village has been inscribed in the Michelin Green Guide Japon and as a World Heritage Site. It is a place like the hometown of Japan where you can deeply feel the rural culture and lifestyle that is the original landscape of Japan.
The townscape, which retains an atmosphere unchanged since the Edo period, is an old town designated as a group of important traditional buildings by the national government, and is called "Mizu-no-sato" (the town of water) because of the waterway that runs past the eaves of the houses. The waterway is still used as water for daily life, and visitors can enjoy strolling through the scenery where the waterway and town houses are integrated.
Hida Takayama retains the atmosphere of the Edo period, which is like stepping back in time. Strolling along the old streets, you can enjoy shopping and dining while experiencing the history of Hida Takayama, where you will find traditional Hida handicraft stores, traditional sweets shops, and specialty restaurants.
Shirakawa-go and the Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages are known for their magnificent nature and old-fashioned traditions, with many of the 100 or so gassho-style houses, large and small, still standing, where people still live. The villages are listed in the Michelin Green Guide Japon and on the World Heritage List, and offer visitors a deep sense of rural culture and lifestyle, the original landscape of Japan. It is like a hometown of Japan.
You will make your own way to the meeting points