Shirakawa-go, a world heritage site in Japan

Shirakawa-go, an ancient World Heritage village in Japan, is a destination that many tourists want to visit, experience the classic traditional atmosphere, and take beautiful photos at least once. Shirakawa-go is a farming village located in a valley along the Shogawa River. If you can't imagine it, think of the fairy tales you heard when you were a child. There was a small village located in the middle of a valley and it looked like a ninja village. Shirakawa-go is located in the mountains of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in the central part of Honshu Island. It consists of houses that are more than 200-300 years old, spread out from north to south along a narrow plain parallel to the Shokawa River, consisting of 16 villages. But the most popular tourist destinations are And the beautiful pictures that we often see are Ogimachi Village, which is the main and largest village in Shirakawa-go. In addition, this place was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. The highlight of visiting Shirakawa-go is to walk around and see the Gassho-zukuri houses, which are old farmer's houses that are over 250 years old. The Gassho-zukuri houses are special because they are traditional Japanese houses. The name comes from the word "gassho", which means "to put hands together", according to the shape of the house, which has a roof that is sloping at 60 degrees, resembling two hands put together.