The most famous village is Shirakawa-go which is world heritage listed and full of tourists and every second building is now a shop. However nearby there are villages that are much quieter with people going about their lives in a normal way and with minimal tourism.
We visited one such village on a glorious sunny day. There was a little restaurant and a shop and small museum but apart from that the houses were being lived in and the rice and vegetable fields being worked as they always have.
Local mountain food available for lunch.
One of the houses was being repaired and you can see the intricate nature of the roof .The thatching is about 40 cm thick.
Inside the roof: Note the beams have been pre-charred to help with insect and fire protection.
The amount of arable land was small so the village supplimented its income by making gunpowder, silk and paper.
A really most heavenly place, would be pretty cold, snowy and isolated in winter though.
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