Japan’s Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are famous for their beautifully preserved, culturally important traditional buildings, which have earned them UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

Airbnb recently announced it is offering guests the opportunity to have an overnight stay in the Gassho Houses at the World Heritage Site Gokayama, Japan. Situated on the shores of the Sho River and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Far from the maddening crowd, Suganuma Village in Gokayama, Toyama Prefecture in Japan is off the beaten track of the usual tourism ventures. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is ...

The Japanese village, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage register since 1995, sits on a plot of flat river-side land at the foot of steep hills and towering peaks. This geological barrier ...

Step into a storybook: Shirakawa-go’s iconic gassho-zukuri houses and scenic mountains make it Asia’s most beautiful village. When most travelers plan a trip to Japan, the usual hotspots—Tokyo’s ...