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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.
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 as gasshō-zukuri .
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]
Tomii organizes a Touzai News company trip to the Izu Shirakawa onsen, but finds that Akasaka, manager of the rival Teito Shimbun News has also booked his staff in. Touzai are staying in a small guesthouse, but Teito have booked into the new Tropical Hotel which has bought up all the local seafood for its guests. However, Mr Matsu, a local ...
Shirakawa, Fukushima, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Shirakawa Domain, a feudal domain of Edo-period Japan; Shirakawa, Gifu (town), a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan; Shirakawa, Gifu (village), a World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture, Japan; Shirakawa, a neighborhood of Koto, Tokyo; Shirakawa, Miyagi, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama: Gifu, Toyama: 1995 734; iv, v (cultural) This site comprises three villages in a remote mountain region, where the economy centred around growing of mulberry trees and rearing of silkworms. The villages are characterized by the Gassho-style houses featuring steeply pitched thatched roofs. [11]
Here's a full list of winners from the NFL Honors show with some insight, plus the 2025 Hall of Fame class. NFL Honors: Josh Allen edges Lamar Jackson for MVP, while Saquon Barkley is OPOY and 4 ...
Miboro Dam (御母衣ダム, Miboro damu) is a dam on the Shō River in Shirakawa, in Gifu Prefecture Japan.It supports a 256 MW hydroelectric power station.Of the nine dams on the Shō River, it is the furthest upstream.