Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan are lit up on Jan. 22, 2017, as an annual illumination event began. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs are designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow during the winter. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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