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Ogimachi is located in Shirakawa-go, while Ainokura and Suganuma are in Gokayama. [4] In total, the area inscribed as a world heritage site for these three villages is 68 hectares (0.68 km 2 ). However, each village area is protected within a buffer zone (Buffer Zone I) in which strict regulation preserves the historic environment.
It is thought that gassho-zukuri minka were established around the 17th century, but in the 18th century, carpenters from Okubo Village in Himi began to work on Gokayama minka, and the gassho-zukuri minka further developed and became larger in scale. [4]
Shirakawa is a mountain village located in far northern Gifu Prefecture, bordering Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture on the Ryōhaku Mountains. Mount Hakusan is the highest elevation at 2,172 metres (7,126 ft).
Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses, alongside nearby Shirakawa-gō in Gifu Prefecture. [1]
Bus station. The bus station is located near Ogimachi Crossroad on the Japan National Route 156 which is located north of Ogimachi Village.. The number of visitors, and therefore vehicles, to Shiragkawa-gō increased drastically in 1995 when the site became a World Heritage Site, resulting in a need to preserve the site.
Panorama of Shirakawa. Shirakawa (白川町, Shirakawa-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 January 2019, the town had an estimated population of 8,288 and a population density of 36 persons per km 2, in 3159 households. [1]
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