Shirakawa-Go Gassho Village

Legend
To Hida City
Closed during winter
No Entry
Entry on
foot prohibited
Parking
Attention
World Heritage
●Gassho style houses catch fire easily. Smoking is strictly prohibited.
●All Gassho style houses are private property. Please do not enter private areas.
●No trash can available. Please take all trash with you.
●As the cover of roadside ditch is removed due to snow clearance, please watch your step.
Shirakawa-Go Gassho Village
30th
One Way
S Shuttle Bus Stop
The illumination viewpoint can
be reached on foot from about
2:30pm, if safety is ensured.
Passage may be restricted
due to snowfall.
Gas Station
Extra service
for routine bus
Convenience Store
Myozenji
Museum
Visit
“Nagase
house”
Walking Times
Myozenji
Temple
●Shuttle Bus for Observatory
Last operation time
・Village to Observatory Leaves at 1:30pm
・Observatory to Village Leaves at 2 pm
※No service after the last departure time.
Myozenji Temple Vicinity
Shuttle bus stop (settlement)
Observatory ………30min.
Wada House ………5min.
Myozenji Temple …15min.
Nishigawa …………10min.
Kan-machi …………30min.
Shitagoso …………20min.
Visit
“Kanda house”
Shitagoso Vicinity
Entry onfoot prohibited
Prefectural Important
Cultural Property Shoromon
Wada House Vicinity
Doburoku Festival museum
（Closed during winter）
Seseragi Parking ∼
Observatory ………50min.
Wada House ………15min.
Myozenji Temple …10min.
Nishigawa …………10min.
Kan-machi …………15min.
Shitagoso …………40min.
Closed when
Observatory
Parking is full.
Shirakawa
Hachiman Shrine
(No parking)
Observatory
Ogimachi Joshi
After 3 pm, no
vehicles except those
authorized are allowed
to park. Private cars
should move to Terao
Temporary Parking.
Ogimachi
Park
Observatory
（Estate）
N
Restroom
Visit
“Wada
house”
Okuzaemon
Bound for Terao
Temporary Parking
(Last departure 20:30)
Binen-yumeromu
museum
S
From 3pm to
end of the light-up
ATM
JA Hida
From 3pm to
end of the light-up
Kan-machi
Nishigawa Vicinity
Honkakuji
Temple
本覚寺
The Tajima House Museum
of Silk Culture
Akiba
Shrine
Shokawa River
Deai Bridge
Seseragi Parking
Terao Temporary Parking
Parking（0 pm∼9 pm）
500 yen charged
(As a donation for Illumination cost)
Shirakawa Clinic
Roadside
Station
To Gokayama
To Toyama
Kanazawa
S
One
To
illumination site
Tokai Hokuriku Expressway
Shirakawa-Go IC
The Heritage museum
Main Information Center
Fresh vegetable
house
Way
Hatogaya Hachiman Shrine
●Buses without reservations
are allowed in the area until
5 pm
● No private cars allowed
（3 pm∼）
Kaetsuno Bus
Hokuriku Railroad
Toyama Chihou Tetsudou
Nohi Bus
Gifu Bus
(Reservations required)
From 3pm to
end of the light-up
To Hakusan Shirakawa-go
●Tourist Information Center ………TEL.05769-6-1013
●Shirakawa Clinic ………………TEL.05769-6-1019
●Hatogaya Police Substation ……TEL.05769-6-1004
White Road
(Closed during winter)
On
eW
ay
Head office, Working Committee
Please check the precautions printed
on the reverse side of this paper.
To Gifu / Takayama
Hirase Onsen
Tokai Hokuriku Expressway
Shokawa IC
●The last departure of shuttle bus for Observatory is at 1:30 pm. Note) Reservations are required for minibuses or larger vehicles.
30th
Schedule（2016）
Light-Up Place
1st
Saturday, January 16
2nd
Saturday, January 23
Wada House Vicinity,
3rd
Sunday, January 24
Kan-machi Vicinity,
4th
Saturday, January 30
Myozenji Temple Vicinity,
5th
Sunday, January 31
Nishigawa Vicinity,
6th
Sunday, February 7
Shitagoso Vicinity
7th
Sunday, February 14
We take no responsibility for accidents or
injuries in the parking lots or venue area.
●Car Entry Restrictions
Cars are prohibited to enter the Ogimachi Gassho Shuraku and
National Route 360（Entrance∼Observatory）from 3 pm until the
end of the light-up time.
●Car Parking (Charge: 500 yen per car requested as a donation for
the light-up)
Car parking is available from 0 pm until the end of the light-up at
Terao Temporary Parking. Please follow the parking attendants'
instructions and signs (parking will be closed at 9 pm)
※［Visitors who intend to park at the Seseragi Parking (¥500) before
3pm to watch the light-up］
Time
5:30 pm
∼
Please be sure to read
the following notice
Times
7:30 pm
Lighting might not
stand out due to
weather and/
or sunset
〈Driving Precautions〉
・Please use studless winter tires or chains on your car.
4WD vehicles are highly recommended.
〈Attention〉
・Please ware warm, waterproof clothing and slip-resistant shoes,
and bring a flashlight.
・Please do not use baby strollers, motorcycles, bicycles, or wheelchairs
on snow or ice.
・Please be careful for falling icicles or snow from roofs.
・Please watch your step especially on opened roadside gutters for
snow clearance.
・Gassho style houses catch fire easily. Walking with a lit cigarette
and throwing it on the street is strictly prohibited. Smoking is
allowed only in designated areas.
The Seseragi and Ogimachi Parking will be reserved for buses only after 3 pm.
（Please show your parking receipt at the Terao Temporary Parking for free
parking)
・There are no trash cans in the Gassho Village. Please return trash
to the shop where you purchased the item or take them home with
you.
※［Traffic congestion forecast] Traffic congestion is forecasted,
particularly from the second showing. (During traffic congestion, it
may take over an hour from Shirakawago IC to the parking area.)
・We have limited numbers of restrooms in the village. Please use
designated public restrooms only. Using the bathroom in places
other than public restrooms is strictly prohibited.
●Customers may not be admitted into the parking lot if there are no
vacancies.
●Do not get in or out the cars on the street. It is extremely dangerous.
●Free Shuttle Bus
Between 0 pm to 8:30 pm, free bus service is available from the
Terao temporary parking area to the illumination sites. Note that pets
are not allowed on the bus.
・All Gassho style houses are private property. Please do not enter
private areas.
※Traffic regulations are subject to change due to snow or other
conditions.