Shirakawa-go · Car needed
A day-use onsen in Hirase, about a quarter of an hour by car from the gassho-zukuri village, with a spring flowing straight into the pools. ¥700 for an adult. The men's bath has a hinoki wood tub and the women's bath has a jacuzzi. This is the option for those who have a car, because without a car it is hard to reach.
Shirakawa-go · Seasonal
An open-air bath inside Hakusan National Park, above Lake Oshirakawa. Open only from early June to early November, 7:00 to 17:00, and in July and August until 18:00. In winter the road to it is completely closed, and that is exactly the season when most Israelis come to Shirakawa-go for the light-up in the snow.
Shirakawa-go · Free
The main village of Shirakawa-go, World Heritage since 1995: 59 gassho-zukuri dwellings, more than 100 with the smaller buildings, with steep thatched roofs against 170 cm of snow or more. Free to walk around, 08:00 to 17:00. People live in the houses, so do not enter the yards.
Price checked November 2026
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Shirakawa-go · Historic building
The largest gassho house left in the village, according to the village, about 300 years old, home to the family of the Edo-period village headmen, and still lived in. ¥400. The open floors show the family's household and work tools, and silkworms were raised in the attics of gassho houses.
Price checked October 2026
Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)
Shirakawa-go · Historic building
A gassho house with four floors open to visitors, including an attic with work tools. ¥400, 09:00 to 16:00, closed on Wednesday. Quieter than Wada House, and you can climb all the way up and see the roof structure from inside.
Price checked October 2026
Photo: Savannah Rivka / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
More cities in the region
