[Ishikawa] World Heritage Shirakawago and Takayama Private Tour from Nagoya and JR Hokuriku Area Pass（4 Days） Package

• * Learn about the history of Japanese traditional buildings at your leisure.
• * See centuries-old farmhouses in the charming village of Shirakawago.
• * Personalized attention is guaranteed with a dedicated guide at your side.
• * Accompanied by a private guide with private car.(for 1 day tour)
• * Overnight accommodation, lunch, and transport from designated meeting points.(for 2 days tour)
• * Pick up at your hotel lobby.

**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. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old. * Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms. * Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. To differentiate it from other places named Takayama, the cit