thatched farmhouses of Shirakawa-go

steep, thatched-roof farmhouses of Unesco World Heritage site Shirakawa-go, the beautiful Hida region of Gifu prefecture, Japan. This type of architecture is called 'gassho-zukuri', because the steep rooves resemble hands placed together in prayer. This area receives heavy snowfalls in the winter, hence the steep rooves. 白川郷の合掌造り飛騨地方

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