See more than Tokyo during your trip to Japan! Shirakawago & Gokayama villages

The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.

Gassho-zukuri means “constructed like hands in prayer”, as the farmhouses’ steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.

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白川郷村の観光と旅行 | Shirakawago Village World Heritage Travel JAPAN

【旅行動画】白川郷・五箇山・合掌づくり世界遺産
非常に美しい白川郷と五箇山の短い動画です。秋に訪れましたが、非常に趣きがありました。気に入っていただけたら、チャンネル登録をお願いします。