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