World Heritage Shirakawa-go Perfect Guided Tour from Kanazawa

Overview

Available languages

German

Portuguese

Ukrainian

Japanese

English

Italian

French

Spanish

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore the world famous UNESCO village on our full-day Shirakawago & Kanazawa tour from Kanazawa station!

Admire the picturesque landscapes in Shirakawa-go in the morning.

You can enjoy a variety of local foods as you walk around, including Hida beef, the famous local pudding, and ice cream made with unfiltered sake called "Doburoku".

How do you spend your time here?

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

On October 12 and 16, and on November 1, 3, and 13, this tour ends at the Higashi Chaya District (1-chome, Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0831).

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

A Professional English, Japanese Speaking Tour Guide

Air-conditioned vehicle

Multilingual Audio Guidance

Wi-Fi service available on the bus

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Gratuities

Lunch

What To Expect

Kanazawa Station

Our finish point

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses

・Shirakawa-go（Shirakawa Village) is a Japanese mountain settlement. ・Gassho style, which looks like hands joined in prayer. ・This fairytale village is bound to inspire you as one of Japanese most picturesque site.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

From Kanazawa AM tour

Shirakawa-go AM Bus Tour: The tour is not including the Lunch

Reviews

4.96

196 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

188

Fantastic tour of Shirakawa-go
Charles C,
Nov 2, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a fantastic day visiting the beautiful village of Shirakawa-go with Japan Panoramic Tours. Our guide, Aiko, was knowledgeable, friendly, engaging and funny. She is really charming. Aiko truly made the experience special for us. Highly recommended!
Wonderful excursion
Usagi57,
Oct 25, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
Great excursion, the Shirakawa-go village is beautiful! We were lucky with time the sun even showed the tip of its nose. Then visit the garden Kenroku-en, very nice. I think it's a shame not to include the visit to Kanazawa Castle in the day, really a shame. Thank you so much to our amazing guide Aiko who is amazingly kind. She passed on her love for this wonderful country and Kanazawa in particular. Aiko was available smiling funny sweet adorable, whom she wonderfully guides. If you see this message please contact me I would like to botr photo of this day!! Special mention to Yasushi who was very funny and kind! At the top thank you for a wonderful day
Awesome experience.
313prakashk,
Oct 24, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
Had an awesome experience today at Shirakawa go tour. The guide Yasushi san was very passionate in explaining things timely, and helped us enjoy the village to its fullest including local food and drinks. We reached early and by the time we were leaving saw thousands of tourists were thronging the village .
Lovely morning
santosrita93,
Oct 11, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
It was such a lovely morning, with beautiful views and a very welcoming guide, Aiko. She was so kind and enthusiastic and shared very interesting and detailed information. I highly recommend this tour to everyone, especially with Aiko! 😃
A pleasant visit to Shirakawa-go
S2215GUbeatrizp,
Oct 10, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
Aiko is an excellent guide. We went by bus with her from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go and her joy and enthusiasm for giving us the explanations were very nice and enriching. Arigato Aiko!
Great tour with great tour guide!
CuezarDJ,
Sep 28, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour with super tour guide (Yasushi)! We left Kanazawa Station at 08:00 in a car for Shirakawago. Our tour guide Yasushi greeted us warmly and told us exciting facts about Shirakawago and Kanazawa. At about 09:20 we arrived at the parking lot on time and then had time to explore the beautiful village. On the recommendation of our guide we walked to the panoramic view and afterwards we looked at a def special houses from the inside. At 13:00 we arrived back in Kanazawa. The time (2.25 hours) is optimal to explore the village, eat something and shop.
Very interesting tour
Laura H,
Sep 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great trip to historic mountain village. Out tour guide Aiko and Yasushi were very informative about the village and Japanese culture.
Wonderful
Alexander B,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00
It was a great day trip. Aiko and Yasushi at Panoramic made it a wonderful experience. I definitely recommend it.
Shirakawa-go
Sally M,
Sep 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Aiko was an amazing guide. She was so friendly and knowledgeable and provided us with a totally awesome experience. Thank you so much Aiko. Today is our last day in Japan and you helped us end our holiday on a real high note👏👏👏
The tour guide makes the...
roberto r,
Sep 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The tour guide makes the difference. Our guide Aiko was great and very knowledgeable. I may come back next year with family to have them experience Shirakawa-go with Aiko as our guide.

From ¥12,400