Shirakawago Gassho Villages, Hida, Japan 白川郷
Historic Gassho house in autumn color
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage
Sites. The site is located
in the Shogawa river valley stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama
Prefectures in central Japan.
Shirakawago is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture.
These villages are well known for their houses constructed in the architectural
style known as gassho-zukuri.
The Gassho-zukuri, 'prayer-hands construction' style is characterized by
a thatched and steeply slanting roof
resembling two hands joined in prayer. The design is exceptionally strong
and, in combination with the unique
properties of the thatching, allow the houses to withstand and shed the
weight of the region's heavy snowfalls
in winter.
  
Shrakawago is located at 50-minutes bus ride from Hida-Takayama.
A guide map of Shirakawago
  
Historic villages of Shirakawago
 
Historic villages of Shirakawago
  
Historic villages of Shirakawago
 
Historic villages of Shirakawago
  
Historic villages of Shirakawago
  
Historic villages of Shirakawago
  
The inside of the Gassho-style house
  
A work space on the upper levels of Gassho-style house
The houses are large, with three to four stories encompassed between the
low eaves, and historically intended
to house extended families and a highly efficient space for a variety of
industries. The upper storeys of
the gassho-houses were usually set aside for silk farming.
 
Old countryside scene that gives inhabitants and visitors peace of mind.
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 白川郷
 2015年11月執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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The article was written in November 2015.
All photography was taken by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto in November 2015.
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