Thatched-Roof Houses of Ainokura Village相倉合掌造り集落

Traditional Streets/Houses

There are more than 20 houses, characterized by their heavily slanted thatched roofs, in this village located on a long, narrow plateau of land in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture. Here visitors can get a feel for the old traditional Japanese way of life and beautiful countryside nestled in the mountains with fields of rice and other crops surrounding the houses. Ainokura Village offers an inn, souvenir shop, tea house, and folk museum all in the thatched-roof style. The village light up event held every season is also a must-see. Together with the village of Suganuma, the Ainokura Village is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Toyama Pref. Nantoshi Ainokura

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Toyama Pref. Nantoshi Ainokura [map]

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Nearby Tourist Attractions

Etchu Gokayama Ainokura Gassho-style Village

Sightseeing Spot
Ainokura Folklore Museum

History / Culture / Tour
Agricultural Association Gokayama Washi

Factory / Workshop

Nearby Restaurants

chamise matuya

Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop
Hanebaseikasei Bread Tokoro

Legal Entity
Restaurant Sakade

Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop

Toyama Main Areas

Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.

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