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

[@jennyb33]

So magical staying there

[@vinq8140]

Tks for the beautiful video. Going there this winter. Since the whole place is covered in snow, how to avoid stepping into a snow-covered roadside ditch or pond? Hope you can reply. Regards.

[@didibryan]

No need to worry as long as you stick to the roads everyone else is also walking on. 👍

[@FoodandTravelvideos]

how is the common toilet and bath, is it clean ?

[@didibryan]

Within our homestay, yes it was very clean!

[@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)

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 😀

[@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.

[@cyclopse011]

when is this taken?

[@didibryan]

Earlier this year during the last light up event!

[@ronron3916]

damit..they announced light up event for 2025 just 4x..usually 6 times.. coming there early feb, cant make it for light up

[@McTasuky]

Will there be snow mid jan?

[@didibryan]

Yes there will be!

[@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 😁

[@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/

[@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?