Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village

Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village Review

Opposite Ogi-machi, on the banks of the Sho-gawa, this open-air museum has 25 traditional Gassho-zukuri farmhouses. The houses were transplanted from four villages that fell prey to the Miboro Dam, built upriver in 1972. Over the years a colony of artisans has established itself in the village. You can watch them creating folk crafts like weaving, pottery, woodwork, and hand-dyeing in a few of the preserved houses. Many of the products are for sale.