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Visiting Gokayama, Japan- Enjoying Historic Architecture and Traditional Crafts in Ainokura Village (travelyesplease.com) | #Japan #Chubu #Asia #travel #WorldHeritageSite #traveldestinations

Visiting Gokayama, Japan- Enjoying Historic Architecture and Traditional Crafts in Ainokura Village (travelyesplease.com) | #Japan #Chubu #Asia #travel #WorldHeritageSite #traveldestinations

Every January and February, the traditional houses of Japan's Shirakawa-go are illuminated after dark

nowhere is snow country more picturesquely represented than in the thatched cottages of the Gokayama district, and of Shirakawa-go, an hour away by bus, tucked into the mountains of central Japan like a forgotten promissory note.

Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are listed in Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites and consists of three historic mountain villages.

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Traditional gasshō-zukuri houses in Gokayama [2592x1936] (OC)

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Travel to Gifu and Toyama to learn all about the charming and scenic historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, two of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are quaint villages among deep valleys and steep mountains in the northwestern part of Gifu and southeastern Toyama. The thatched roof houses there, called gassho zukuri, appear somewhat like praying hands in Buddhism, and each has a couple hundred years of history. Surprisingly, the unique architectural design of these houses built deep in the snowy mountains have three or four floors and extremely steep roofs. Also, some are still used as residences. All of these…

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The historic village of Gokayama in Nanto, Japan Listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1995. The cabins are well-known for their architectural style of Gasshō-zukuri, meaning the ‘prayer hands construction style’. It is named because...

Visiting the Gassho house of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama in Winter

"With its thousands of years of history, Japan offers countless hidden gems for the intrepid traveller, from temples and castles to its cuisine. Perhaps one of the most overlooked are its traditional gassho-zukuri (or gassho) houses. These centuries-old abodes – translated to ‘hands in prayer’ – with triangular thatched roofs can be found in several small villages deep in

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