Komatsu Airport 1 hr 45
Kanda House (3 min) Preserved, authentic gassho-style house on fertile farm land, open for public tours & tea. Bus Terminal (7 min) Bus departures to hot spring resorts & mountain lookouts, plus a visitor information center. Shirakawa-go (2 min) Historical village in a remote mountain area featuring traditional Gassho-style farmhouses. Wada House (4 min) Preserved, historic gassho-style house on farm land still occupied & partially open to the public. Sanpoiwadake (35 min) Mountaineering, autumn leaf color, and mountain Hirase Hot Spring (17 min) Myozenji (3 min) A yew tree stands near this 1748-built Buddhist temple featuring a thatch-roofed bell tower. Tenshukaku Observatory (13 min) Rural lookout above a valley landscape of forested hills, rice fields & village farmhouses. Hatogayahachiman Shrine (5 min) Hakusan National Park (33 min) Vast park with traditional mountain villages, hiking trails, old-growth forest & hot springs. Shirakawa-go Tourist Association (7 min) Mount Haku (3 hr 1) Known for its hiking, climbing, shrine & scenic views, this famous peak is 1 of Japan's most sacred. Road Station Shirakawa-go (5 min) Gassho-zukuri Minkaen (7 min) Open-air museum with traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, a temple, watermill & a cafe. Ogimachi Castle Observation Deck (15 min) |