Kaga Higashitani Hamlets
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Hard to visit in the snow season.
Partly closed in February: Hard to visit in the snow season.
Partly closed in March: Hard to visit in the snow season.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Hard to visit in the snow season.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
Four former charcoal-making hamlets in the hills above Yamanaka, with red-tiled farmhouses topped by smoke vents among fields and forest.
Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Nearby
- Yamanaka Onsen ≈ 30 min by car
- Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum ≈ 35 min by car
- Natadera Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Yamashiro Onsen ≈ 40 min by car
- Echizen Daibutsu (Seidaiji Temple) ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Hard to visit in the snow season
- Getting there
- 20–30 min by car from JR Kaga-Onsen Station
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Lived-in hamlets; allow 2–3 hours to see all four
- Time needed
- 2 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info