Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, are lit up during an annual event on Jan. 18, 2014. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs, some of which are more than 250 years old, are designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

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