Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Also known as Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, Ainokura, Villages historiques de Shirakawa-go et Gokayama, Villages historiques de Shirakawa-gô et Gokayama
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
1995
Area
68 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama is about 40 km south-east of Kanazawa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ancient Kyoto Monuments, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kanazawa · about 551,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Takaoka · about 170,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Toyama · about 333,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Fukui · about 249,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- Gifu · about 413,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Matsumoto · about 225,000 peopleabout 95 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural169 km away
JapanCultural178 km away
JapanCultural192 km away
JapanCultural201 km away
JapanCultural211 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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