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2016 Shirakawa-go Winter Illumination

Only held 7 days each year, the Shirakawa-go illumination has become a major winter event in Japan. This tranquil UNESCO World Heritage Site is turned into a busy village with non-stop tourist during the illumination events from mid January to mid February each year.

Locating at the Mount Haku in the Ryohaku Mountains, Shirakawa is one of the areas with heavy snowfall in Japan. Hence all the traditional gassho-zukuri houses were built with thatched- and steep-roofed to avoid cumulation of snow. And the wooden houses are built with no nails and other metal materials.

The selected 7 days for the illumination event are held at Jan 16, 23, 24, 30, 31, Feb 7 and 14. There are buses that run between Takayama and Shirakawa-go but all tickets are sold out quickly. The alternative ways are either drive or hire a taxi.

Shirakawa-go 白川村
Shirakawa-go is the largest of the three designated UNESCO world heritage sites (also Ainokura and Suganuma in Gokayama).
白川鄉是被列入世界遺產的三個合掌村落(另外兩個是五箇山和菅沼)中規模最大的。

 

Shirakawa-go 白川村
There are 3 inns and 19 bed-and-breakfasts on the 2016 leaflet. However, almost all of the bed-and-breakfasts are run by the locals who do not have emails. There are phone numbers that you may call to book a room at the official website.
在2016年的單張上列有3間旅館和19間民宿。但大部份民宿都沒有電郵,只可以打電話預定房間。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
Myozenji 明善寺
Shirakawa-go 白川村
With increased number of tourists, some of the houses are turned into souvenir shops.
遊客多了,大路上有不少房子變成商店,售賣各種紀念品。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
The little wooden Shirakawa-go house is a good souvenir.
可以買間合掌屋回家。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
The traditional house-shaped crackers are cute.
合掌屋餅乾,造型可愛。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
Shirakawa-go is truly charming. Doesn’t it look a perfect postcard?
合掌村是名乎其實的「冬天的童話世界」,很多角度都像一張完美的明信片。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
Across from the picturesque scene is a group of amateur photographers waiting for the light up.
美景對面是一個龍友陣,人人等亮燈。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
The illumination begins at 5:30pm and finishes at 8:30pm. This photo is only possible when I set up my tripod at around 3:30pm.
下午5:30開始亮燈,至晚上8:00結束。我這個位置可以拍到倒影的,是下午三點多已經佔了一個腳架位置才可以拍到。
Shirakawa-go 白川鄉
Shirakawa-go welcomes you. 白川鄉歡迎你。
Shirakawa-go 白川鄉
The illumination on the snowy village is very nice.
晚上亮燈令這個童話世界更吸引。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
It gets all dark around 6pm.
差不多到下午6 點天色已經全黑。
Shirakawa-go 白川村
Aida beef skewers, beef buns and grilled sticky rice cakes are popular snacks in Shirakawa-go.
飛驒牛串、牛肉飽和醬燒米糕棒都是人氣小吃。
Kate Wu at Shirakawa-go
All warm snacks are very tempting in such a cold weather. 天氣那麼冷,熱的小吃都很吸引。

 

 

 

 

 

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