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

Shirakawa-go winter light-up 白川郷 冬

白川郷 合掌造り集落 飛騨地方 岐阜県 The Unesco World Heritage site village of Shirakawa-go, deep in the mountains of the Hida region in Gifu prefecture, Japan. Part of the photogenic beauty derives from the fact that most of the thatched-rooved farmhouses face in the same direction (with washi paper windows visible), to evenly receive sunlight to melt the heavy winter snow. Large home forefront - Wada-ke (Wada family residence) the village administrators/officials for generations