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Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village — UNESCO World Heritage Farmhouses
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Gifu· Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village — UNESCO World Heritage Farmhouses

Shirakawa-go (白川郷) is a remote mountain village of 114 gassho-zukuri (合掌造り, 'praying hands') farmhouses — steep thatched…

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Updated Jun 2026
Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village
Gifu· Shirakawa-go

Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village

Gokayama's Ainokura (相倉集落) is Shirakawa-go's smaller, quieter neighbor — a hamlet of 20 gassho-zukuri farmhouses set on…

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Updated Jun 2026
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