Shirakawa-go accommodations

[TehCow]

Hi, will be visiting shirakawa-go on 3rd-4th Jan 2016.

Tried a few websites, all are fully booked.

Is there any other lobangs to get a room there?

TIA

 

[VD]

have you tried rakuten?

 

[Fleury_Eli]

have you tried booking.com..it says it has 165 hotels there?
http://www.booking.com/landmark/jp/shirakawago.html

 

[TehCow]

have you tried rakuten?

Thanks, tried that already. All fully booked.

have you tried booking.com..it says it has 165 hotels there?
http://www.booking.com/landmark/jp/shirakawago.html

Thanks, tried that too. All fully booked for the dates. Available ones are those that are like 30+km from Shirakawa-go

 

[TehCow]

anyone got lobang ~

 

[ultimabahamut]

email the shirakawa-go tourism board directly , they can fix an accomodation for you.
i did that just 2 weeks before my trip and got a stay on a weekday at nodaniya.

 

[TehCow]

email the shirakawa-go tourism board directly , they can fix an accomodation for you.
i did that just 2 weeks before my trip and got a stay on a weekday at nodaniya.

Thanks, just emailed them yesterday and was told it's fully booked too. But will try to look for an accommodation for me

 

[marc2002]

Shirakawa have limited lodging available. Else you can check for gokayama (basically the other side of shirakawa, with basically the same cottages/views.

All else fail, maybe make it a day trip and stay over at takayama (last option).

 

[TehCow]

Shirakawa have limited lodging available. Else you can check for gokayama (basically the other side of shirakawa, with basically the same cottages/views.

All else fail, maybe make it a day trip and stay over at takayama (last option).

Thanks marc, guess we will have to make do with Gokayama for this trip.

In this case, is it still advisable to get the Takayama-Hokuriku Area pass?

Will be going from Osaka to Kanazawa for a day, then from Kanazawa to Gokayama (for now) then to Nagoya.

Btw, how can I get to Gokayama from Kanazawa? (will be staying there for a day)

Thanks

 

[marc2002]

Thanks marc, guess we will have to make do with Gokayama for this trip.

In this case, is it still advisable to get the Takayama-Hokuriku Area pass?

Will be going from Osaka to Kanazawa for a day, then from Kanazawa to Gokayama (for now) then to Nagoya.

Btw, how can I get to Gokayama from Kanazawa? (will be staying there for a day)

Thanks

Not sure about the passes.

U can take the shinkansen from Kanazawa to Shin-takaoka (13mins according to hyperdia). From there can take the bus (1hr) to Ainokura.


Bus schedule to Gokayama :
http://www.gokayama-info.jp/en/img/access/english.pdf

Tourist info webby :
http://www.gokayama-info.jp/en/access.html


PS: I never been there before (not even shirakawa). Most of wat i know is from my continual research on where to go for my next trip (dunno when can go)

 

[kifo]

I stayed before in Gokayama. I recommend that place if you like peace and quiet. No neverending irritating tourists photo-bombing all your precious photos. However, transport is troublesome if you don't drive.

 

[elon]

Try http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com? I booked one night this coming December.

Else try airbnb at takayama?

 

[TehCow]

Not sure about the passes.

U can take the shinkansen from Kanazawa to Shin-takaoka (13mins according to hyperdia). From there can take the bus (1hr) to Ainokura.


Bus schedule to Gokayama :
http://www.gokayama-info.jp/en/img/access/english.pdf

Tourist info webby :
http://www.gokayama-info.jp/en/access.html


PS: I never been there before (not even shirakawa). Most of wat i know is from my continual research on where to go for my next trip (dunno when can go)

Thanks. will look this up

I stayed before in Gokayama. I recommend that place if you like peace and quiet. No neverending irritating tourists photo-bombing all your precious photos. However, transport is troublesome if you don't drive.

I read somewhere there's Hokutetsu bus to Gokayama?
But does the Takayama-Hokuriku area tourist pass cover that particular bus ride ?

Try http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com? I booked one night this coming December.

Else try airbnb at takayama?

Tried japaneseguesthouse few months back, they ignored my emails lol.
Then, my gf request for availability, they told us to enquire again during July, which we did at 1st July, and he told us all fully booked..after that he told us again 28 dec - 5 jan closed

If all else fail, i think i will just either daytrip from Kanazawa since i've alr booked a hotel there, or visit Gokayama instead

 

[elon]

Tried japaneseguesthouse few months back, they ignored my emails lol.
Then, my gf request for availability, they told us to enquire again during July, which we did at 1st July, and he told us all fully booked..after that he told us again 28 dec - 5 jan closed

If all else fail, i think i will just either daytrip from Kanazawa since i've alr booked a hotel there, or visit Gokayama instead

I must be very lucky then. I first contacted them for one night at “Koemon” in April, and they tell me its too early, and asked me to try again in Jun. On 1 Jun, I requested for it again, and they told me the owner is sick, and they have closed “Koemon”. However, they offered me another place called “Kanja”.

All the best to your search!