World Heritage Shirakawago and Takayama Private Tour from Nagoya

Description

Venture out from Nagoya on a scenic countryside tour to Takayama,also known as Little Kyoto of Gifu. See centuries-old farmhouses in the charming village of Shirakawago The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. To differentiate it from other places named Takayama, the city is also commonly referred to as Hida-Takayama.