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The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares (170 acres) in the remote Shogawa river valley, stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan. Shirakawa-gō (白川郷, "White River Old-District") is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture.
Nanmoku (南牧村, Nanmoku-mura) is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2020, the village had an estimated population of 1,746 in 971 households, [1] and a population density of 15 persons per km². The total area of the village is 118.83 square kilometres (45.88 sq mi).
Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural district (郡, gun), which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is ...
Second-oldest continuously inhabited European-settled capital city in South America. The oldest being Quito. Vila Velha, Espírito Santo: Governorate General of Brazil Brazil: 1535 AD Second-oldest continuously inhabited Portuguese-settled village in South America. The oldest being São Vicente. Cali: New Granada Colombia: 1536 AD
It is believed that this was the central village where the rulers of the country of Nakoku (奴国, Nakoku, Na-no-Kuni), which is mentioned in ancient Chinese records. resided. According to the Book of the Later Han , in 57 CE, Emperor Guangwu of Han granted Nakoku an imperial seal , patterned after the Chinese jade seals, but made of gold ...
Kaminashi village, where the Murakamike Residence is located, was one of the most historic villages in Gokayama, with the oldest wooden house in the prefecture, the Kaminashi Hakusan Shrine.
Ainokura hamlet (相倉集落, Ainokura shuraku), in the Gokayama region, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1995 as one of the three villages of gassho-style houses. [6] Ainokura has 20 gassho-style houses known as minka. [7] Most of them are 100 to 200 years old, and the oldest is said to have been built some 400 years ago. [2]
There are old homes in the heart of Takayama that are cultural artifacts. [16] Takayama has multiple morning markets near the river in the center of town. The Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village is nearby. Takayama is the home of one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Japan. The Takayama Festivals are two distinctive festivals. The yatai ...