Step inside Shirakawa-go's gassho-zukuri farmhouses and understand what you are looking at. Wada House (saltpeter traders, ¥400), Kanda House (stone pillar foundation, ¥400), Myouzen-ji Temple (¥400), architecture explained — bent beams, rope joints, north-south orientation — and the 59-cannon fire defense system.

Step inside Shirakawa-go's thatched farmhouses. Updated 2027 guide to Wada House, Kanda House, Nagase House, Tajima House, Myouzen-ji Temple, and Minka-en — with current entry fees, opening hours, what to look for inside, and photography rules.