Shōkawa-no-Sato

What it is

• An open-air museum in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture.
• Preserves buildings relocated from former Shokawa Village.
• Features gassho-zukuri style buildings.
• Includes a folk museum and outdoor stage.

What to see

• One Gifu Prefecture Important Cultural Property building.
• Four Takayama City Cultural Property buildings.
• Gassho-zukuri buildings with hip-and-gable roofs.
• The Old Mishima Residence, built in 1763.
• The Old Hozoji Kuri, built in 1809.
• The Shokawa River.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.