Complete tour of SHIRAKAWA-GO & Winter Light-Up Event ❄️ | Watch before you go!

Come join us as we explore the magical Shirakawago Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with over 100 Gassho-zukuri traditional farmhouses. This is one of the most beautiful places to visit during Japan's winter and especially during their annual light up event, which only happens on Sundays 6 times during the winter months.
For reservations, you'll need to book ahead of time and accommodations during the light-up event require going through a lottery process. Please visit the official website for more information: shirakawa-go.gr.jp/en/
📌 Key Highlights:
* Witness the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawago from the observation deck both during day and during the light up event
* Explore the inside of a charming wooden farmhouses as we stayed overnight at one of the guest houses
* Discover the village adorned with delicate lights, creating a picturesque scene straight from a fairytale
* Enjoy the delicious street food from the stores that line the streets of the traditional village
📸 Gear:
* GoPro Hero 8
* Sony a6400
* Tamron 17-70 f/2.7
* Rode Wireless Go 2
📖 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Getting there
1:28 Exploring the village
4:10 Inside a gassho zukuri house
6:49 Light up event
9:10 Morning in the village
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[@jennyb33]

So magical staying there

[@AngelArcana0425]

Hi! Thanks for sharing your wonderful travel! Do you mind sharing us the name of the Gassho House you guys stayed at? Thank you! 🙏

[@didibryan]

We stayed at Minshuku Jyuemon (民宿 十右エ門)

[@DwightfulAdventures]

Planning to go there by February 1st week. will be a snowfall during that month? I hope to get an answer from yoi.

[@didibryan]

Yes there will be snow during Feb, but this year has not been great in terms of the volume of snow overall in Japan.

[@shirleylam557]

Were you there in December? Do they have so much snow in Dec usually?

[@didibryan]

We went in late Jan last year. 2023 was a bit warmer than usual, but there was snow towards the end of December.

[@shirleylam4607]

thanks for your reply @@didibryan ! Love your contents!

[@jennyb33]

How much does it cost staying in the houses? And where to buy ticket for to see the lights?

[@didibryan]

It cost us ¥16,000 per person to stay one night. It will vary a bit depending on the lodge you stay at. To see the lights at the top of the hill or in general?

[@foxywoxsy]

@@didibryan can you share how you got tickets for the desk/hill? thank you.

[@didibryan]

The tickets for the observation deck came with our overnight stay. We booked that through the reservation site on the main website when it opened up.

[@foxywoxsy]

@@didibryan thank you!

[@clickchatt]

so the light event is only for one day? or is it still going.. im planing to go there end of January

[@didibryan]

It happens 6 times per year. For 2024, the dates are: January 14, 2024 (Sunday) January 21, 2024 (Sunday) January 28, 2024 (Sunday) February 4, 2024 (Sunday) February 12, 2024 (Monday, national holiday) February 18, 2024 (Sunday)

[@clickchatt]

thank you so much thats really helpful any recommendation on how to plan this trip because you guys started from the train station i might start from Tokyo and also planing to go to hakuba happo-one resort @@didibryan

[@didibryan]

If you take the shinkansen from Nagano station, it will also go to either Toyama or Kanazawa

[@drexcruz]

@@didibryan thank you we will be there on the 28th

[@didibryan]

Hope you have a great time!

[@McTasuky]

Will there be snow mid jan?

[@didibryan]

Yes there will be!

[@cyclopse011]

when is this taken?

[@didibryan]

Earlier this year during the last light up event!

[@John8288J]

Is it easy to from Osaka ?

[@didibryan]

Osaka is actually closer than Tokyo! The best is probably still to take the train to Kanazawa station and then from there drive or take a bus.

[@ALLKASDLLS-mg4lu]

It's beautiful, but it must be hard to live there. It's isolated and looks pretty cold.

[@didibryan]

It's not actually as isolated as it looks as just outside the village is another small and larger town.

[@dunialordoren]

Going there on this 18 February, but still confused with the system 😹. We bought a hotel in takayama. The question is, can we still see the light up event (at night)?.

[@didibryan]

Do you have a parking spot reserved or a bus tour reserved?

[@dunialordoren]

@@didibryan yes we have

[@didibryan]

Then you should be able to see the light up event, but you might not be able to go up to the observation deck unless you have a separate ticket for that as well.

[@dunialordoren]

@@didibryan thank you 🙏

[@akinzeDeFev]

@@dunialordorenHi. where do you get an early reservation ticket for the observation deck? thanks in advance.

[@ionic2]

Hey any Chance to have a Chat about your favorite ski areas and how & when you would visit the skiing Japan If you have around 20 days time? Great videos 🎉🎉

[@didibryan]

Please check out the video about our favorite ski resort videos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZW0g6hnbseXa7s Are you planning on just coming for skiing or also planning on traveling to other areas as well?

[@woofinu]

What are those bell-shaped things @1:45?

[@didibryan]

Those are actually rope from the shinto shrine called shimenawa.

[@woofinu]

@@didibryan I read that those ropes are used to separate divine space from the outside world, but could not find an explanation for the shape. Do you know?

[@didibryan]

Apologies we're not sure either 😅

[@woofinu]

@@didibryan I thought Bryan was a shinto priest and knew everything about shrines 😀

[@jhian2023]

How to book There

[@didibryan]

Typically need to book in advance via the shirakawago's official website: shirakawa-go.gr.jp/en/events/93/

[@jc_production]

From your video, the village light up view was not as colourful, striking and magical as those pictures on Google search. I'm also going to Shirakawa-go this Apr.

[@didibryan]

Yeah... Our camera is probably not the best in low light, but some of those photos could have been touched up. It still doesn't take away seeing it with your own eyes 😁