Suganuma Gassho Community
Suganuma Gassho Community
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sugapapa
Nasushiobara, Japan8,127 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
The village is located on a small flat area along the Shogawa River that runs through the mountains, and you can get there by elevator from the parking lot facing National Route 136. There is a viewpoint next to the parking lot where you can get a panoramic view of the entire village, so it's definitely worth visiting. Nine gassho-style buildings built between the Edo and Taisho periods have been preserved here, and although they are smaller and a little plainer than Ainokura Village, they also seem to retain a certain simplicity. The structure was created by the wisdom of people living in a heavy snow area, and the steep thatched roofs are strong enough to withstand heavy snow and have the rationality of combining a place of living and a place of work. Within the village, there is also the Salt Petroleum House and the Gokayama Folk Museum, which preserve the main industries of the Edo period. Along with Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture and Ainokura in Gokayama, it is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Written 19 December 2023
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FoodTraveler_theworld
Bangkok, Thailand4,174 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
The first stop you can consider to drop by before going to Shirakawago . If you stay in Kanazawa, first take JR to Shin Takaoka station. Then , take the Kaetsunou bus terminal no.8 to Suganuma and also take the same bus to Shirakawago.
This route considers less crowded than the bus in Takayama.
Come a bit early like 9am so that you won’t see many people. February is good timing to get full snow.
This route considers less crowded than the bus in Takayama.
Come a bit early like 9am so that you won’t see many people. February is good timing to get full snow.
Written 24 May 2020
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sahaooon
Kasugai, Japan12,840 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
I went around with Suganuma Village and Aikura several times. Compared to Aikura, I found that the Shogawa River was flowing and the rice ears that were turning yellow in Aikura were still lush here, so I was glad I went to both places. The fact that there are fewer people in Oita than in Shirakawa-go is also attractive, and you can feel more of the "original Japanese landscape" that is often said.
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Written 22 June 2024
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liburannatal
Singapore, Singapore36 contributions
Dec 2019
Suganuma is the smallest of the three villages with gassho-style farmhouses designated as UNESCO World Heritage site. Majority of tourists will skip this village so it is a better place to explore and enjoy a more peaceful and rustic atmosphere. However, due to its small size, I will prioritise Shirakawa-go and Ainokura and skip Suganuma.
Written 2 January 2020
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OtaroTraveller
Bangkok, Thailand70 contributions
Dec 2016 • Solo
Suganuma is a small beautiful Gassho house village in Toyama.
You can take a Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus from Shin-Takaoka station to the bus stop in front of the village. it takes about 1.5 hours.
Again, it is a small village but worth to visit.
Just walk and enjoy a scenic view. Recommend!!
You can take a Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus from Shin-Takaoka station to the bus stop in front of the village. it takes about 1.5 hours.
Again, it is a small village but worth to visit.
Just walk and enjoy a scenic view. Recommend!!
Written 17 January 2017
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RvMDl
Shanghai, China446 contributions
May 2022
Stopped to eat lunch in this small village and enjoyed the intimate setting. The area where the restaurants are, which is the world heritage one, felt much nicer than the one with the minshukus, which felt quite lonely/abandoned.
Written 6 May 2022
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SeeMoreLiveMore
Singapore, Singapore510 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
Of the 3 gassho-zukuri villages, this is supposed to be the smallest. It is also relatively free of tourists. Good to visit this along with the more popular Ogimachi, Shirakawago as you feel less hurried and crowded.
Written 14 December 2018
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jeni_hk
Hong Kong, China483 contributions
Feb 2015 • Family
We stopped by Suganuma Village on our way leaving Gokayama. Our first reaction is that the village is really quite small, featuring nine gassho houses. Again, we did not go into any of the houses, so we were done walking the site in less than 20 minutes. I recall there was one shop open, and many of the cafes were actually closed. I think we saw only two other tourists here during our visit, so it was a really relaxed and not crowded place to visit. There is a good spot to take photos near the bridge overlooking the river.
It would've been nice to have more information/directions on this site, and perhaps they are still in the process of really building this out to be more tourist-friendly and hope over time it will improve. As I'm writing this review, I'm surprised to find out that after you take the elevator down to the tunnel, there is actually a Gokayama Gassho no Sato site if you take a left in the tunnel. Don't recall seeing any signs and completely missed this.... We only turned right to Suganuma Village. Secondly, we tried to find the "lookout" as per some signs, but failed... we suspect it was hidden behind the piles of snow - it seemed less of the snow piles were taken care of here when compared to Ainokura Village .
Same parking charges apply here - 500 yen per car. The parking pass you get from Ainokura Village does NOT work here.
Personally, I feel that if you are visiting Ainokura Village and Shirakawago, you could probably give this place a pass. It is really quite small, and didn't feel like there was much more additional that it could offer. Of course, this is taking into consideration that we did not visit any of their museums.
It would've been nice to have more information/directions on this site, and perhaps they are still in the process of really building this out to be more tourist-friendly and hope over time it will improve. As I'm writing this review, I'm surprised to find out that after you take the elevator down to the tunnel, there is actually a Gokayama Gassho no Sato site if you take a left in the tunnel. Don't recall seeing any signs and completely missed this.... We only turned right to Suganuma Village. Secondly, we tried to find the "lookout" as per some signs, but failed... we suspect it was hidden behind the piles of snow - it seemed less of the snow piles were taken care of here when compared to Ainokura Village .
Same parking charges apply here - 500 yen per car. The parking pass you get from Ainokura Village does NOT work here.
Personally, I feel that if you are visiting Ainokura Village and Shirakawago, you could probably give this place a pass. It is really quite small, and didn't feel like there was much more additional that it could offer. Of course, this is taking into consideration that we did not visit any of their museums.
Written 21 March 2015
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sakura7
Singapore, Singapore28 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
I loved Suganuma although it is quite small. Gassho house museum was interesting where I could learn about people's life at Gassho house and how they used to make gun powder in the bast at the village.
Written 30 April 2018
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itcheetam
Los Angeles, CA3,602 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
This is one of the smallest village and not much to see. But at the same time its less touristy and very traditional Japanese life style. Its very quiet and serene. You can take the bus from Shirakawago to Suganuma, its about 30 minutes and is included in the Takayama-Hokuriku tourist pass. Otherwise the bus fare is quite expensive, around 800 yens. Buses are limited, please check time schedule. ( Weekend and week days are different) There is a stop for the village, where you can visit the site and then through elevator at the parking lot, you can go down , go through a tunnel and there's another camp site for scouts. Lots were closed because its spring, I believe in summer it will come alive again.
Written 6 May 2017
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Hello, We would like to tour Gokayama and Shirawago by tour bus from Takayama on May 22nd . Do you have any suggestions
Written 18 March 2016
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