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Ogimachi is located in Shirakawa-go, while Ainokura and Suganuma are in Gokayama. [4] In total, the area inscribed as a world heritage site for these three villages is 68 hectares (0.68 km 2). However, each village area is protected within a buffer zone (Buffer Zone I) in which strict regulation preserves the historic environment.
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. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri.
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]
The village of Sakanohigashi was formed on April 1, 1897 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In 1953 the hamlet of Nishi-Shirakawa separated out to form the town of Shirakawa and joined Kamo District., and the following year Shirakawa annexed the remainder of Sakanohigashi village. In 1956, Shirakawa annexed the villages ...
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Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Gifu and Toyama Prefectures, Japan 36°24′0″N 136°53′0″E / 36.40000°N 136.88333°E / 36.40000; 136.88333 ( Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and
Shirakawa, Gifu (village), a World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture, Japan Shirakawa, a neighborhood of Koto, Tokyo Shirakawa, Miyagi , a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan