🏘️ Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses in mountainous Japan
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1995
- Located in Gifu and Toyama prefectures, Japan
- Known for gassho-zukuri farmhouses with steeply pitched thatched roofs
- Many houses over 250 years old, some still inhabited
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama comprise two distinct areas in the Japanese Alps renowned for their ...