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Day 11 of 26 · Takayama · The Classic Grand Tour of Japan: Alps, Temples & Sacred Trails

Day 11 — Shirakawa-go Thatched Villages

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A cultural day out from your base in Takayama, with 1 h 35 on the road and little free time.

Shirakawa-go Thatched Villages
Shirakawa, Casa minka in stile Gasshō-zukuri © photographed on 28 April 2026 by Esculapio — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 8 · Shirakawa · Japan

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day 11 0 nights 47 min on the road61 kmclimate to watch

programme
5 h 30
road
1 h 35
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8 h

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Walking tour of the Ogimachi Gassho-zukuri village

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