Shirakawa-go gassho village day trip
Choose from 7 available options
- ⏱ Duration: 5 hours
- 👥 Group size: 1–8 guests
- 📍 Stops: Ogimachi
- 🚌 Meeting point: Kanazawa — The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- Location
- 📍 Gifu
- Duration
- ⏱ 5–12 hours
- Group size
- 👥 1–8 guests
- Guide language
- 🗣 English
- Tour type
- 👥 Small group
- Getting around
- 🚶 2–3 km walking, some steps
About this experience
Ogimachi's steep thatched gassho-zukuri farmhouses have stood since the Edo period, and the village is still lived in. You get the viewpoint above the valley, time inside a farmhouse, and — depending on the option — Gokayama's quieter hamlets or Takayama's old merchant street on the way back.
✓ What you get
- ✓Round-trip coach from your chosen city
- ✓Valley viewpoint stop
- ✓Farmhouse interior visit
- ✓English-speaking guide
Start time: pick a slot when booking; your guide confirms the detailed schedule within 24 hours.
Village walk only
⏱ 5 hours · From ¥4,200 per person- Departure citiesKanazawa (5 hours) · Takayama (5 hours)
- Ogimachi
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa + Takayama Sanmachi
⏱ 9 hours · From ¥8,900 per person- Departure citiesKanazawa (9 hours) · Nagoya (9 hours) · Takayama (9 hours)
- Ogimachi
- Sanmachi
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa — Ogimachi day
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥8,900 per person- Departure citiesNagoya (10 hours)
- Ogimachi
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa + Gokayama
⏱ 8 hours · From ¥9,200 per person- Departure citiesKanazawa (8 hours)
- Ogimachi
- Ainokura
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa — Kenrokuen + Ogimachi
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥9,800 per person- Departure citiesKanazawa (10 hours)
- Kenrokuen
- Ogimachi
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa — Ogimachi long day
⏱ 12 hours · From ¥10,800 per person- Departure citiesOsaka / Kyoto (12 hours)
- Ogimachi
- Ends back at your departure point.
Shirakawa winter illumination (season)
⏱ 8 hours · From ¥12,800 per person- Departure citiesKanazawa (8 hours)
- Ogimachi night lights
- Ends back at your departure point.
🚌 Kanazawa
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Village walk only — 5 hours
- · Shirakawa + Takayama Sanmachi — 9 hours
- · Shirakawa + Gokayama — 8 hours
- · Shirakawa — Kenrokuen + Ogimachi — 10 hours
- · Shirakawa winter illumination (season) — 8 hours
🚌 Takayama
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Village walk only — 5 hours
- · Shirakawa + Takayama Sanmachi — 9 hours
🚌 Nagoya
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Village walk only — Price on request
- · Shirakawa + Takayama Sanmachi — 9 hours
- · Shirakawa — Ogimachi day — 10 hours
🚌 Osaka
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Village walk only — Price on request
- · Shirakawa + Takayama Sanmachi — Price on request
🚌 Osaka / Kyoto
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Shirakawa — Ogimachi long day — 12 hours
🏁 Where it ends
Ends back at your departure point.
🕒 Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start time. Later cancellations and no-shows are charged in full. If the tour has to be cancelled because of severe weather or road closures, you get a full refund.
✅ How confirmation works
Booking is NOT instantly confirmed. You pay online at checkout; we check availability for that date and confirm by email — usually within 24 hours. If we cannot confirm, you are refunded in full.
💳 Payment
Secure online payment via Stripe: card, Apple Pay, PayPay or Konbini, depending on what is available at checkout. This trip is paid online at checkout; on-site payment is not offered.
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