Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

Snow-covered 'gassho-zukuri' houses lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Houses with thatched and steeply slanting roofs, built in the style known as gassho-zukuri, are lit up for tourists in the snow-blanketed village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2013. The area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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