Things to Do in Gokayama: Ainokura & Suganuma — A Complete Guide (2026)
Gokayama doesn’t make a lot of noise. There are no neon signs, no souvenir arcades, no buses idling in a queue. What it has are two small, mountain-locked villages — Ainokura and Suganuma — where gassho-zukuri farmhouses have stood for centuries under some of the heaviest snowfall in Japan. If you are here, you already … Read more