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Get the lowdown on some of what Ishikawa Prefecture has to offer!
[ Art & Culture, Food & Drink, Kanazawa, Onsen (Hot Springs), Ryokan, Traditional | published 2012.05.28 | PermaLink ]
Snow Country is made up of seven cities and towns that are covered by heavy snowfall close tohalf of the year. This rather unique meteorology has in turn led to a rich, unique culture that can be experienced to this day. From skiing tohot springs, there is also a wealth of activities todiscover in Snow Country. Escape the everyday and refresh with a relaxing trip toa Snow Country resort!
As I came to find out on my most recent trip to the Hida region, the gassho-zukuri villages of Gokayama and Shirakawa and the old quarter of Takayama are not the only anachronistic hamlets hidden amongst this area's numerous mountains and valleys.
A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have the chance to take part in a trip organised by Satoyama Experience to Hida-Furukawa in Gifu Prefecture. While I was in that neck of the woods I decided to take a short 1-hour hop to the small village named Shirakawago, famous in the world ever since its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.