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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 (170 acres) in the remote Shogawa river valley, stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan.
Shirakawa-go 白川村 from above. Shirakawa-go 白川村 in winter Gasshō-zukuri - traditionally thatched houses in Shirakawa-go. Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura) is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses, alongside nearby Shirakawa-gō in Gifu Prefecture. [1]
Shirakawa (白川町, Shirakawa-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the town had an estimated population of 8,288 and a population density of 36 persons per km 2, in 3159 households. [1] The total area of the town was 237.90 square kilometres (91.85 sq mi).
Kaminashi village, where the Murakamike Residence is located, was one of the most historic villages in Gokayama, with the oldest wooden house in the prefecture, the Kaminashi Hakusan Shrine.
The Japan Tourism Agency, the government body responsible for the country’s tourism strategy, has released a new seven-point guide on “travel etiquette”, asking foreign visitors to educate ...