Ainokura (相倉) (Nanto)

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 hamlet, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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An outdoor museum consisting of in-use "Gassho" (praying hands) style farmhouses. See:

japan-geographic.tv/toyama/gokayama.html

(This site is in Japanese, and covers several groups of Gassho houses in the Gokayama area. Sorry, but I don't know Japanese, so you are on your own!)

A lovely day trip by car from Kanazawa. Rentals are at the JR Station, and get one with a GPS -- even if the manual is in Japanese the diagrams will let you set it up with a little help.
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Coordinates:   36°25'32"N   136°56'8"E
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