Shirikawa-go question

Hello Me and a good friend of mine will be travelling to Japan next years April and among the many things we like to visit the little village Shirikawa-go is definitely in our top 5. As some might know Shirikawa-go is the real life version of the fictional village Hinamizawa in the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.

My question: Are there people here that actually visited this village? And perhaps can share some tips like how to get there, and the accommodations and such.

We will start at Tokyo and from there we will be travelling south, taking along Kamakura and Fuji-chan, all the way to Kyoto, so as it stand now we wont be anywhere near Shirakawa-go. Of course plans can be changed so please don't hesitate to recommend a alternative route if that's needed.

Any feedback at all is highly appreciated!

Ty in advance

I can send you some links if you read Japanese.

I went a few years ago, but I drove my car at the time. However I do know that you can use JR to get there, although it involves a bus from the station, as there is no train station in Shirakawa-go itself.

It's definately worth visiting, so you might want to go there on the way to Kyoto.

I visited Shirikawa-Go last year as a day-trip from Takayama. I thought 4 or 5 hours was plenty of time for me to see enough, so I can't offer any advice on staying overnight. I'm definitely glad I went.

I took a bus from the Takayama JR station. The bus was not covered by my Japan Rail Pass. This website might be helpful in getting there from Takayama.

Bus Timetable: Takayama - Shirakawago - Kanazawa/Toyama

Actually getting to Takayama from Nagoya took quite a while because I used the JR line. I think there are faster local trains, but I used JR because I had a Rail Pass.

Accommodations of Shirakawa-go.

Onsen Ryokan
"Shirakawa-go no Yu"
http://www.shirakawagou-onsen.jp/english.html


Minsiyuku (A private home providing meals and lodging)
"Shimizu"
English OK
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