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2. Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama - Wikipedia

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   The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.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.

3. Shirakawa, Gifu (village) - Wikipedia

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   Shirakawa-go 白川村 in winter Gasshō-zukuri - traditionally thatched houses in Shirakawa-go. Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura, lit. ' White River Village ') 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 ...

4. Gokayama - Wikipedia

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   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]

5. Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal - Wikipedia

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   23 December 2013 - At a regularly held village assembly, it was determined there was a demand by Shirakawa-gō residents for a restriction on privately owned vehicles in the thatch-roofed village as well as the establishment of a bus station. 2016 21 June - Ordinance on the Establishment and Management of the Shirakawa-gō Bus Terminal issued.

6. List of villages in Japan - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Shirakawa, Gifu (town) - Wikipedia

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   Shirakawa (白川町, Shirakawa-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2019 [update] , the town had an estimated population of 8,288 and a population density of 36 persons per km 2 , in 3159 households. [ 1 ]