Travel Guide of Japanese Alps in Japan by Influencers and Travelers

The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The name was coined by English archaeologist William Gowland, and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston, an English missionary for whom a memorial plaque is located at Kamikōchi, a tourist destination known for its alpine climate.

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Takayama

  28 km (17.3 miles) away from Japanese Alps

Takayama is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city had an estimated population of 88,473 in 35,644 households, and a population density of 41 persons per km².

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Hakusan

  28 km (17.1 miles) away from Japanese Alps

Hakusan is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 113,375 in 43246 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was 754.93 square kilometres.

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Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama

  30 km (18.9 miles) away from Japanese Alps

Gokayama is an area within the city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses, alongside nearby Shirakawa-gō in Gifu Prefecture.

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Shirakawa

  32 km (19.6 miles) away from Japanese Alps

Shirakawa is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 59,393 in 23,546 households and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area of the city was 305.3 square kilometres.

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Shirakawa-gō

  32 km (19.6 miles) away from Japanese Alps

Shirakawa is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri.

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