Shirakawa-go

Gifu Prefecture · Japan

Shirakawa-go, Japan
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Winter
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A mountain village of steep thatched farmhouses built to shed the region's heavy snowfall. The gassho-zukuri houses and their winter illuminations have made it a World Heritage site.

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