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Shirakawa-go attractions
Shirakawa-go attractions
Shirakawa-gō Gasshōzukuri Village. The most famous attraction, composed of 112 Gassho-styled houses that remain from historic times. Some are still inhabited, such as the Wada house. For those fans of ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’ the Wada residence is Shion and Mion’s home (tours are available, entry is about 500 yen). Others have been converted to museums. These include the Gassho-styled Life Museum and the Gassho-styled Jin Homura museum of art.
Kaerikumo Castle, which disappeared into the ground, along with the town surrounding it, when a big earthquake struck one night in 1586. A goldmine near the castle was also swallowed by the earth that night, leaving people to speculate to this day that as much as 10 billion yen (or $100 million USD) may still be buried there.
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