Located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a village full of old-fashioned houses with thatched roofs - and a registered World Heritage Site. The roofs are steeply slanted, products of a building technique called "Gassho-zukuri", which was born of the knowledge built up by surviving in an extraordinarily snowy region. The scenery in the 300 year-old town hasn't changed. Even now, time moves slowly. This is the story of the villagers of Shirakawa-go living hand-in-hand. |
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Title: | Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site | |
Air Date: | January 4, 2016 | |
Runtime: | 30 min | |
Genres: | Travel | |
Alsoavetswife : A nice simple western. I was impressed with the little girl, learning kiowa! Impressive. ...