{"id":1090,"date":"2025-04-19T23:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T13:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:53:52","slug":"shogun-day-20-gifu-to-shirwakawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/2025\/04\/19\/shogun-day-20-gifu-to-shirwakawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Shogun Day 20: Gifu to Shirwakawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Watch the Relive video here:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relive.com\/view\/vPOpKrXQmRv\">https:\/\/www.relive.com\/view\/vPOpKrXQmRv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the Road: Distance 141km \/ 89mi | Elevation 1555m \/ 5102ft<\/strong><br><br>The Queen Stage of <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/tours\/shogun\/\">Shogun<\/a>,  98km @3%, that started us off today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" data-id=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-1024x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-1024x169.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-768x127.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-1536x254.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_6911-2048x338.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking full advantage of our early buffet breakfast we continued along the river using some large then small cycleways and some slightly busier roads to get us out of the city. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"1147\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-1024x669.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-1024x669.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-768x502.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-1536x1003.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0610-2048x1338.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1148\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0611-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0611-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0611-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0611-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0619-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0619-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0619-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0620-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0620-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0620-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0622-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0622-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0622-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0617-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1153\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0618-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" data-id=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-1024x619.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-1024x619.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-768x464.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-1536x929.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0616-2048x1238.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the city limits approached we&#8217; got onto quieter roads and found our way to a tiny coffee stop. cherry blossoms still abound, even some with pinK and white flowers on the same tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1144\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" data-id=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-1024x785.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-1024x785.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-768x588.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-1536x1177.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0623-2048x1569.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0628-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" data-id=\"1145\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-1024x836.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-1024x836.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-300x245.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-768x627.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-1536x1253.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0627-2048x1671.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1157\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0624-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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data-id=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-701x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-701x1024.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-205x300.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-768x1122.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-1051x1536.jpeg 1051w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-1401x2048.jpeg 1401w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0625-scaled.jpeg 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1159\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0621-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From here we gently climbed most of the day on a mixture of quiet lanes and wider roads, a lot of the ride was on the Nagara River Cycling Route. 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They were moved here, when the dam was constructed, from two shrines which originally stood in a village located at the bottom of what is now the lake. It is said that each petal represents the memory from someone who lived in the villages before they were flooded.  <br><br>We&#8217;ll saw our first gassho style houses with 17km to go, a taste of what was to come; as we finished  our ride through the centre of the UNESCO village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0638-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Our destination is the historic World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go (\u767d\u5ddd\u90f7, Shirakawag\u014d), famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old and tonight we enjoyed  the amazing authentic hospitality of a traditional ryokan. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UNESCO Shirakawa-go<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The remote mountain village with its gassho-style houses in Shirakawa-go on the Hida Highlands were registered as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites in 1995. The scenery of the mountain village with their traditional houses standing side-by-side is like a fairytale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houses built in the gassho style are defined as having a roof in the shape of a triangle, like hands folded in prayer. In the multilayer structures, the third and fourth floors are particularly characteristic as they demonstrate the foresight of the farmers. With this type of architecture, farmers could raise silkworms even in the harsh winters. Silkworms would be kept up in these attics where the heat from the first floor rises. The roof has an impressive slope of 60 degrees to allow the heavy snow (sometimes as much as four meters) to slide off more easily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had another great meal and we dressed in Japanese garb\u2026most of the hotels we\u2019ve stayed at give us pyjamas and robes to wear, not for in the room but to move around the hotel\u2026very comfy! And since we are up in the mountains again, there are onsen at the hotel. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a great way to end another great and long day with a soothing hot onsen  and a beautiful meal with the group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0643-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0665-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1173\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0664-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is Good in Swarwakawa!<br>Sayonara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the Relive video here:https:\/\/www.relive.com\/view\/vPOpKrXQmRv On the Road: Distance 141km \/ 89mi | Elevation 1555m \/ 5102ft The Queen Stage of Shogun, 98km @3%, that started us off today! 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