Shirakawa-gō

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Before you go

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Daylight 9 h 43 in Dec, dark by 16:38 · 14 h 37 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 57 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 05 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 04 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 37 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 24 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 34 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 27 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 19 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 16 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 43 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

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