겨울 shirakawago snow 빌딩 파란 나뭇가지 세상 Village tree traditional_architecture Japan Building winter 건축 unesco world_heritage plant 나무 자연 Architecture branch thatched_roof mountains freezing 눈 world nature 유네스코 illumination blue 식물 light 불빛

illuminated Shirakawa-go blanketed in snow

白川郷 合掌造り 飛騨地方 岐阜県 Designated a Unesco World Heritage site for its traditional steep thatched-roof architecture known as 'gassho-zukuri' 合掌造り . ''Gassho'' refers to hands placed together in prayer, technically the steep rooves resemble the triangular form the arms create while in prayer. The mountain village of Shirakawa-go is located deep in the mountains of the Hida region, which receives heavy snowfalls.