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Kamakura (かまくら or カマクラ) is a type of traditional snow dome or quinzhee in snowy regions of Japan. Kamakura may also refer to the various ceremonial winter celebrations involving those snow domes, or to the Shinto deity Kamakura Daimyojin ( 鎌倉大明神 ), who is revered during some of those celebrations. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Documents from 1876 showed that the Ogimachi Village had 99 households at that time, and was the largest of 23 villages falling within the Shirakawa-Muri. The central part of the village is on a terrace on the eastern side of the Shō River, some 1500 metres in length and 350 metres wide, and is at an altitude of around 500 metres. [1]: 48
Shirakawa-go 白川村 in winter Gasshō-zukuri - traditionally thatched houses in Shirakawa-go. Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura) is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri.
The rather poetic snow country (雪国, yukiguni) can refer to any place with heavy or deep snows and is generally understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū (Japan's main island) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps, a series of mountain ranges that make up the island's backbone.
Naeba Ski Resort – With the longest aerial lift in Japan, 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Area; Muikamachi Minami Ski Area; Myōkōkogen Ski Resorts - includes ski areas in both Niigata and Nagano (in Niigata) Akakura Kankō Resort Ski Area; Akakura Onsen Ski Area – The oldest ski resort in Japan, from 1937.
Inakadate (田舎館村, Inakadate-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the village had an estimated population of 7,420 in 2845 households, [1] and a population density of 362 persons per km 2. The total area of the village is 22.35 square kilometres (8.63 sq mi).
The Mogami River runs through the village. The area is known for extremely heavy snows in winter. Its highest accumulation of snow recorded is 414 cm, second place in Japan after Sukayu Onsen in Aomori. [citation needed] Snow typically starts in November, and starts piling up on the ground by early December. The snow will usually stop by early ...