Villages

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-g? and Gokayama are one of Japan’s UNESCO Sites.These villages are well known for their houses constructed in the architectural style known as gassh?-zukuri.The Gassh?-zukuri,"prayer-hands construction"style is characterized by a thatched and steeply slanting roof resembling two hands joined in prayer.

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