Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...

(Gassho is a symbolic hand gesture that involves placing the palms together and bowing.) The first A-frame house in the ...

A private stay in a Gassho-style house allows you to spend a special time experiencing traditional life. You can rent a traditional house in the Ainokura Gassho-style village and deeply experience ...

The Ainokura Gassho-style Village, the main site of the tour, is home to 20 remaining Gassho-style houses, many of which were built during the late Edo period to the Meiji era. In 1995 ...

A private stay in a Gassho-style house allows you to spend a special time experiencing traditional life. You can rent a traditional house in the Ainokura Gassho-style village and deeply experience ...

Along the Sho River, 40 villages are scattered throughout the mountainous landscape, preserving a picturesque rural setting. The Ainokura Gassho-style Village, the main site of the tour, is home to 20 ...