Gokayama

Gokayama is composed of two historic villages in Nanto City, , . Together with the better-known in Gifu, they were registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites on December 9, 1995.
Photo: Minque, Public domain.
Photo: Minque, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: heritage Listed area in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Go ko san

Places of Interest

Highlights include Suganuma Village and Ohara Dam.

Dam
The is a gravity dam on the in Ohara village about 17 km south of in , . It was constructed between 1939 and 1942.

Gokayama

Latitude
36.4° or 36° 24′ north
Longitude
136.8833° or 136° 53′ east
Elevation
464 metres (1,522 feet)
Open location code
8Q8RCV2M+28
Geo­Names ID
1863582
Wiki­data ID
Q1203890
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Gokayama” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Gokayama
  • Chinese: 五箇山
  • Croatian: Gokayama
  • Dutch: Gokayama
  • Finnish: Gokayama
  • French: Gokayama
  • Indonesian: Gokayama
  • Japanese: 五箇山
  • Japanese: 五箇山村
  • Japanese: 相倉・菅沼合掌集落
  • Korean: 고카야마
  • Persian: گوکایاما
  • Portuguese: Gokayama
  • Spanish: Gokayama
  • Turkish: Gokayama
  • Vietnamese: Gokayama
  • Gokayama

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Gokayama”. Photo: Minque, Public domain.