Ogimachi, Shirakawa, Ono District, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
Okinawa
Gifu
A UNESCO World Heritage gassho-zukuri village. Japan's timeless countryside landscape
Shirakawa-go is a gassho-zukuri village in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, and is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The steeply-pitched thatched-roof houses with their distinctive gassho design are scattered throughout the rural landscape, embodying Japan's original pastoral scenery.
The winter illumination event is enchanting, showcasing the gassho-zukuri houses blanketed in snow.
