Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama


Gassho-style house
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Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: C (iv) (v)

 

Brief Description

 

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. The large houses with their steeply pitched thatched roofs are the only examples of their kind in Japan. Despite economic upheavals, the villages of Ogimachi, Ainokura and Suganuma are outstanding examples of a traditional way of life perfectly adapted to the environment and people's social and economic circumstances.

 

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Documents:

 

Advisory Body Evaluation pdf

 

 

 

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Historic Villages of Shirakwa-Go and Gokayama

 

UNESCO World Heritage Website

 

Japan Endless Discovery (JNTO Website)


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World Heritage in Japan

 

 

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