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 ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned ... this was the first re-thatching in Shirakawa-go in five years. Work on May 13 involved climbing the steep roof of the living quarters ...

The inscribed property comprises the villages of “Ogimachi” in the Shirakawa-go region, and “Ainokura” and “Suganuma” in the Gokayama region, all situated along the Sho River in Gifu and Toyama ...

Shirakawa-go, about a hundred preserved houses in the Japanese Alps Located around 50km from the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go stretches along the Sho River at the foot of the ...

Snow fell intermittently on the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture throughout January. In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters ...

The winter "Shirakawa-go light-up" event started on January 13 at a settlement listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture. This is the 39th time it has been held.

‘Gifu offers a traditional Japanese escape ... The next day, I head deeper into the mountains to visit the village of Shirakawa-go. Here, the practice of community roof rethatching has earned ...

Night - Mostly cloudy with a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 18 °F (-7.8 °C). Flurries with a high of 29 °F (-1.7 °C) and a 75% chance of precipitation ...