Sparkling, quiet, snow blanketed--is this fairyland for real? These were my thoughts upon seeing for the first time decades ago a photograph of Shirakawago on a Japanese wall calendar. In a remote ...

Step into the beauty of Shirakawa-go, a timeless village known for its traditional charm and peaceful scenery. This stop on ...

Step into a storybook: Shirakawa-go’s iconic gassho-zukuri houses and scenic mountains make it Asia’s most beautiful village. When most travelers plan a trip to Japan, the usual hotspots—Tokyo’s ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- The UNESCO World Heritage settlement of traditional "gassho" houses with steeply angled thatched roofs in the central Japan village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, was lit up on Jan.

The villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are steeped in history, with roots dating back over 300 years. Originally established as farming communities, these villages developed their own unique ...

Participants are seen rethatching the roof of a "gassho"-style house at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go in a communal tradition known as "yui," in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on May 13, ...

This general view shows the “Gassho-Zukuri” village houses lit up in the snow-covered Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture, central Japan on January 15, 2023. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse TOKYO — A bear ...

Tourists visit "Gassho-zukuri" (traditional steep-roofed) houses in the Shirakawago district, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, on Wednesday. A Spanish tourist was injured after ...