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Caption: Shirakawa-go Fairytale Village
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Caption: Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture is a world heritage site that looks like fairytale village
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Caption: From Tokyo, we can take Shinkansen to Kanazawa in 2.5 hours then continue by Nohi bus to Shirakawa-go in 1,5 hours
From Osaka/Kyoto, we can take Express Thunderbird train to Kanazawa in 2.5 hours then continue by Nohi bus to Shirakawa-go in 1.5 hours
Reservation of Nohi bus is needed
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Caption: Shirakawa-go is started to be covered by snow in December
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Caption: Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, Shirakawa-go is famous for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer".
~ www.japan-guide.com ~
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Caption: In winter, local people still can plant vegetables for their daily consumption
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Caption: The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
~ www.japan-guide.com ~
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Caption: Don't forget to buy Softcream Cremia. It's only ¥500 for its heavenly taste
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Caption: The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are outstanding examples of traditional human settlements that are perfectly adapted to their environment and their social and economic raison d’être.
~ www.whc-unesco.org ~
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Caption: Feel the warmth of Japanese culture in the midst of chilly winter bangbernard.com
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