3D2N TOKYO-SHIRAKAWAGO-TOKYO TOUR
(Winter Holiday Package)
DAY 1
Pick up from Airport in Tokyo or hotel
in Tokyo.
Transfer to Shirakawa-go by car (Journey: 5hr30m) and check in hotel.
Free & easy.
DAY 2
Wake up and have breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal and take shuttle bus to Shiroyama Viewpoint for nice views of Ogimachi and its
farmhouses. After exploring, take shuttle bus back to Shirakawa-go Bus
Terminal. Then walk to the following places and explore:
(i) Wada-Ke
House - The Wada family was one of the wealthiest families and village
leaders of Ogimachi. Their former home is the largest gassho-zukuri farmhouse
in the town, and is now open to the public as a museum;
(ii) Kanda-ke House - This picturesque house is one of the best
preserved farmhouse turned museums in Ogimachi. Located in the center of town,
you can get good views of the surrounding houses from the windows on its upper
floors.
(iii) Nagase-ke House - The Nagase family were doctors for the Maeda
lords in Ishikawa Prefecture before relocating to Ogimachi. Their farmhouse
turned museum exhibits some medical tools and gifts from the Maeda family. The
upper floors display many tools for farming and raising silkworms.
(iv) Myozenji Temple and House. Myozenji Temple, which is unique for its
thatched roof rather than the typical tiled roof seen on most temples, is
connected to the Myozenji-ke farmhouse next door where the priest of the temple
lives.
(v) Doburoku
Festival Museum. This museum has displays on the Doburoku Festival held
every year on October 14th and 15th. A feature of the festival is Doburoku Sake
which is produced by the shrine and can be sampled at the museum.
(vi) Gassho-zukuri Minkaen. This open air museum lies across the river
from the village center. It exhibits farmhouses and other structures relocated
to Ogimachi in order to save them from destruction. After exploration, walk
back to hotel and rest.
DAY 3
Check
out hotel and transfer to hotel in Tokyo or Airport in Tokyo by car (Journey:
5hr30m).
End
of tour.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Pick up and drop off
service at Airport in Tokyo and hotel in Tokyo
- 2 night stay at hotel in Shirakawa-go
- English speaking guide with private
transportation
PRICE EXCLUDES:
- Travel Insurance
- all entrance fees to Ogimachi farmhouses including temples in
Shirakawa-go
- Tips to the guide and driver
- Lunch & dinner during the tour
