Three major unexplored regions in Japan Walking around Shirakawa Walking Around Shirakawa

The Ogimachi district of Shirakawa-go is known for its gassho-style villages. A village with a unique landscape was highly evaluated and was selected as important preservation district of historic buildings in 1976. In 1995, along with Gokayama (Ainokura district, Suganuma district), it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) .The Ogimachi district of Shirakawa-go is valuable because it is still used as a place for real life, which is different from the gassho private house villages in other areas.

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