2023 Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama - Maps showing the inscribed component parts of the property ... does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of the World Heritage ...

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came ... this was the first re-thatching in Shirakawa-go in five years. Work on May 13 involved climbing the ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional Japanese architecture: thatched cottages with sloping roofs, designed to ...

Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up historic thatched houses. Tourists in the Shirakawa-go ...

The winter "Shirakawa-go light-up" event started on January 13 at a settlement listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture. This is the 39th time it has been held.

Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture is one of Japan's snowiest regions. It's famous for its traditional thatched-roof Gassho-style homes. The triangular roofs distribute the weight of heavy snow ...