Japan 22 Shirakawa-go 2

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JAPAN
Short but sweet touching trip
Shirakawa-go
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Shirakawa-go is a traditional village located
near the Shogawa river in Gifu Prefecture. Ogimach
i is the largest village and main attraction of
Shirakawa-go. Declared a UNESCO world heritage
site in 1995, the village is home to several
dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses,
some of which are more than 250 years old
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Shiroyama Viewpoint
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Shiroyama Viewpoint
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Ogimachi is the largest village and main
attraction of Shirakawa-go
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Japan's forests are home to a massive tree
species the famous Japanese cedar, Cyrptomeria
japonica
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Nodaniya Japanese Guest House the pond and the
waterwheel
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Nodaniya Japanese Guest House
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Nodaniya Japanese Guest House
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There are a total of 114 thatched roof buildings
in Shirakawa-go
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Some of the houses in the village have modern
roof. Its because the roof was changed prior to
the UNESCO recognition. After 1995, the Japanese
government does not allow the owners to change
their thatched roof to modern roof
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The village's area is 95.7 mountainous forests,
and its steep places are characteristic. In
between the mountains flows the Sho River, which
continues to the north. Along the river there are
a few flat areas, and human settlements are
scattered near them
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It seams that the roofs last about 20-30 years
but its very expensive and labor intensive to
replace.  Each side of the roof costs about 100k
USD and it would cost 200k to replace both
sides. Besides the cost, it requires a lot of
workers (like 150 people!) to make the
roof. Japan government does subsidy 75 of the
cost but it is still expensive for the farmer who
willing to stay in this small, almost isolated,
but full of history culture village
The Structure of a Gassho-Style Farmhouse
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The roof has an impressive slope of 60 to allow
the heavy snow (sometimes as much as 4 meters) to
slide off more easily diggers used for snow
clearing in shirakawa village
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Re-thatching the roof of a Gassho-zukuri house
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The roofs, made without nails, provided a large
attic space used for cultivating silkworms
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Houses built in the "gassho style" are defined as
having a roof in the shape of a triangle, similar
to hands folded in prayer. In the multilayer
structure, the 3rd and 4th floors are
particularly characteristic as they demonstrate
the wisdom of the farmers who are able to raise
silkworms even in the harsh winters. The area for
the silkworms is up in the attic where the heat
from the first floor, filled with people and
activity, rises up.
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Manhole cover
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Kaki tree, a sure sign of autumn. They are better
known as persimmon outside of Japan.
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Sarubobo baby monkey amulets
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People crossing the Deaibashi Bridge over Shogawa
river
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People crossing the Deaibashi Bridge over Shogawa
river
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