Travel in Toyama
Gokayama Suganuma gassho-style village
Gokayama Suganuma gassho-style village · Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village · 菅沼合掌造り集落
Walk through Suganuma in Gokayama to see gassho-style houses. Residents still live in this Nanto City village.
Explore in daylight; for interiors, use exhibition buildings open to visitors. Do not enter residents’ homes without permission.
Sources and dates checked Official village access guide Official Suganuma tourism guide
Visitor information at a glance
Address
〒939-1973 富山県南砺市菅沼578
578 Suganuma, Nanto-shi, Toyama-ken 939-1973, Japan
View location on the map →Admission
No separate village walking admission fee is listed. Vehicles pay conservation contributions: ordinary and kei cars JPY 1,000, motorcycles JPY 300, medium buses JPY 3,000 and large buses JPY 5,000. Car and kei-car rates apply from 1 October 2025. These differ from individual bus passenger admission; bus fares, indoor exhibits and meals cost extra.
Opening hours and closed days
Village visiting hours are 08:00–17:00 April–November and 09:00–17:00 December–March. Enter the car park by 16:00. Closed 31 December and 1 January. Check individual exhibition and restaurant hours separately.
What can I see at Gokayama Suganuma gassho-style village?
Village walks past gassho-style houses
Walk through the village and view its houses. For an exhibition building, check that facility’s hours and fees separately. Distinguish residents’ homes from visitor facilities.
Official Suganuma tourism guide Official village access guide
How to get to Gokayama Suganuma gassho-style village
From stand 7 in front of Takaoka Station, take the World Heritage Bus to Suganuma. The tourism body lists about one minute on foot from the stop to the village. Return from the Takaoka-bound stop. Check approach and return boarding locations on the official area map, plus travel-date services and non-reserved-seat conditions. Ask the village if you need a route without stairs.
Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide Currently linked outward World Heritage Bus timetable, revised 1 April 2025 Currently linked return World Heritage Bus timetable, revised 1 April 2025 Stops and area map on the official village access page Official Suganuma tourism guide
Before you visit
Check your return bus stop
The return World Heritage Bus leaves from the Takaoka-bound stop. Check its location on the official area map. For a Toyama hotel, check the onward Takaoka–Toyama train too. Ask the village if you need a route without stairs.
Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide Stops and area map on the official village access page Official Suganuma tourism guide
Explore the village in daylight
Visit in daylight and avoid arriving after sunset. Exhibition buildings and restaurants may have different hours from the village visiting period. Check your chosen facilities, then return to the stop for your bus.
Official Suganuma tourism guide Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide
If using the Gokayama pass
The adult Gokayama pass costs JPY 2,800 and lasts two days from first use. It covers World Heritage Bus between Takaoka Station front or Shin-Takaoka and Sasara-kan-mae, excluding Toyama–Takaoka trains, hotels, indoor exhibits and meals. It cannot be combined with reserved-seat tickets and does not guarantee a seat.
Questions about Gokayama Suganuma gassho-style village
Do bus visitors pay the vehicle conservation contribution?
The contribution is not an individual admission fee for bus visitors. Bus fares cost extra, as do indoor exhibits and meals if chosen.
Official village access guide Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide
Does a Gokayama pass secure a bus seat?
The pass alone does not secure a seat. As it cannot be combined with reserved-seat tickets, check non-reserved-seat conditions and return buses for your travel date first.
Sources and dates checked
- Sources and dates checked ·
- Official village access guide ·
- Official Suganuma tourism guide ·
- Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide ·
- Currently linked outward World Heritage Bus timetable, revised 1 April 2025 ·
- Currently linked return World Heritage Bus timetable, revised 1 April 2025 ·
- Stops and area map on the official village access page ·
Editorial review: