In Fall, the village puts on Japan's longest lion dance festival (Renjishi - 連獅子).[2]
During the building of the Miboro dam, a portion of the village was submerged. One of the village's oldest cherry trees, which was threatened by the dam project, was transplanted to an area alongside the dam made lake.[3][4]
Though it is merely a pit stop on the way to Shirakawa or Takayama, it boasts an onsen.
In 1999, a prehistoric reptile, Shokawa ikoi, was discovered and named after the town.[5]
Some of the coldest settlements of mainland Japan (Honshu) can be found on this plateau, with a climate similar to that of Hokkaidō, boasting an average of 10 metres snowfall throughout the winter season and giving rise to a selection of ski resorts and winter activities.
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