Shirakawa-go located in Shirakawa-mura, Gifu prefecture, is known for gassho-style houses (a house with a steep thatched roof)
It's designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Japan and a World Heritage in UNESCO.
An attic room of a gassho-style house It was formerly used for silkworm raising.
Ogimachi- shiroato Observatory Gassho-style houses concentrated district can be viewed widely.
A variety of folk crafts sold under the eaves of thatched roofs
End of Shirakawa-go. return to List of scenic sites visited
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