The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares in the
Shirakawa-gō in 2009
Gassho-style farmhouse being re-thatched in 2008
Interior roof construction of Gassho-style farmhouse
Ogimachi Village
Shirakawa, Gifu (village)
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Shirakawa is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zu
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama
…stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan. Shirakawa-gō (白川郷, "White River Old-District") is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture. The Gokayama (五箇山, "Five Mountains") area is divided between the former villages of Kamitaira and Taira in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture…
Shirakawa-go 白川村 from above
Shirakawa-go 白川村 in winter
Gasshō-zukuri - traditionally thatched houses in Shirakawa-go