Hanamizuki Shirakawa — Restaurant in Shirakawa

This is a cafe tucked away in a quiet part of the village and allowing pleasant respite from the crowds with pretty view one can enjoy from the large windows running down one side of the cafe. Rating for service was 4 not because service when it was provided was poor but because there was quite a bit of self service - order from a ticket issuing machine, return trays after one’s meal. Not a big deal but had to rate service highly as a result. We only ordered beverages and loved the lovely setting which made up for average tastes/ quality. We enjoyed the experience both in terms of the way beverages was served and the pleasant...

Went here to stay a bit while waiting for the rain to end. They have a sign which says you need to but if you want to stay. Ordered a beer, then when I looked at the window, it’s amazing to watch the snow from here. It’s also easy to order since they have available order machine just near the entrance. The place is quiet and they want to keep it that way. I also love that it is a practice to clean as you go, so that next customers get to sit worry free of the dirt from the previous customers. Service is not mediocre. I...

Café is within the 白川郷 World Heritage Site and can only be accessed by foot. It's a pretty little cafe with nice big windows to look into the village. It has a few power plugs and free Wifi. We asked nicely and were allowed to work on our laptops for a couple of hours.

According to famous food scientist A. Salgado: "The matcha latte is not sweet, which is good. It could have a bit more matcha or it needs to be...