Wada House

Historical Monument

4.0

Wada House is an example of a Shirakawa town thatched-roof ridgepole Gassho style house. It is the largest Gassho style house remaining in Shirakawa Village, and the house has a frontage of 25.48 meters and a depth of 12.74 meters. The current state of preservation of the gardens, hedges, rural district and waterways is also good and it looks beautiful. Although it is currently being used as a dwelling, you can take a tour of the house’s interior, and a fire is always set in the irori fire pit all year round, so you will also be able to make yourself at home around the irori fire pit. In 1995, the house was designated as a Cultural Property of Japan.

Spot details

Address: Gifu Pref. Onogunshirakawamura Ogimachi 997 Map
Area: Hida Area
Phone: 0576961058
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Irregular holidays
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adult] 300yen [Elementary school students] 150yen
Parking Lot: Not available * Please use the public parking lot
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(shirakawago-wifi)
Note: Temporary closure:Currently closed (information as of June 8, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Pet friendly: Possible (small and medium size is OK)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Talented builders of wooden Wada House

Reviewed : 2022.11.05

Visiting Wada house allows you to travel back in times when big families used to live and farm together; allows you to visualize how each member in the family was involved in different errands; the...
nice Gassho house

Reviewed : 2022.05.07

you can learn a little bit of history about Gassho architecture and the last head of the Wada family, who was the mayor of Ogimachi also for a few terms, while visiting this house.
Visit this house last

Reviewed : 2021.02.25

My least favorite of the 3 houses to visit. Be sure to read the information on the table near the entrance to learn about making Enshou.