Shirakawa-gō (白川郷)

Overview

Shirakawa-gō (白川郷) is a michi-no-eki roadside station in Shirakawa Village, Gifu, Japan. Features the Shirakawa-go Gassho Museum and serves as a convenient base to explore the World Heritage gassho-style village. Like other michi-no-eki, it gives drivers a free place to rest, clean restrooms, and a chance to buy local produce and regional specialties from Gifu. It makes a handy stop when planning a road trip through the area.

Address: 大字飯島411番地

Prefecture: Gifu

Municipality: Shirakawa Village

Rating: 4.0/5

Opening hours

08:30–17:00

Closed days

  • Closed 12/29–1/1

Access & parking

Parking: 161 cars, 4 large vehicles, 3 accessible spots

Official website

More roadside stations in Gifu

Overnight stay (車中泊)

no official policy

Traveler notes & reviews

English

Features the Shirakawa-go Gassho Museum and serves as a convenient base to explore the World Heritage gassho-style village.

Japanese

白川郷合掌ミュージアムが併設され、世界遺産の合掌造り集落を訪れる拠点として便利です。

Korean

세계유산 합장마을을 탐방하기 좋은 거점으로, 시라카와고 합장 박물관이 함께 있습니다.

Simplified Chinese

设有白川乡合掌博物馆,是参观世界遗产合掌造村落的便利据点。

Traditional Chinese

設有白川鄉合掌博物館,是參觀世界遺產合掌造村落的便利據點。

French

Comprend le musée Gassho de Shirakawa-go et constitue une base pratique pour visiter le village au patrimoine mondial.

German

Mit dem Shirakawa-go Gassho-Museum bietet es eine praktische Basis zur Erkundung des Weltkulturerbe-Dorfes im Gassho-Stil.

Spanish

Cuenta con el Museo Gassho de Shirakawa-go y es una base conveniente para explorar la aldea de estilo gassho, Patrimonio Mundial.

Nearby roadside stations

  • Kamitaira (上平) - 11 km
  • Hida-Hakusan (飛騨白山) - 12 km
  • Taira (たいら) - 20 km
  • Sena (瀬女) - 23 km
  • Toga (利賀) - 23 km
  • Hida-Furukawa Ibushi (飛騨古川いぶし) - 23 km

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