Located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a village full of old-fashioned houses with thatched roofs - and a registered World Heritage Site. The roofs are steeply slanted ...

According to the Shirakawa village board of education, this was the first re-thatching in Shirakawa-go in five years. Work on May 13 involved climbing the steep roof of the living quarters at ...

In Shirakawa-go, you can reach the village of Ogimachi by bus from Takayama (50 km), about an hour and a half from the city centre. In the hamlet, some gasshō-zukuri houses operate as traditional ...

An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up hist ...

Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture is one of Japan's snowiest ... Come and visit a mountain village that appears to be frozen in time.

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture—A World Heritage village here kicked off its stunning annual illumination event on Jan. 13, its iconic steep-roofed farmhouses appearing like frosted gingerbread ...

The winter "Shirakawa-go light-up" event started on January 13 at a settlement listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture. This is the 39th time it has been held.

Ceský Krumlov, located on the banks of the Vitava river in the Czech Republic, is one of the best preserved medieval villages in Eastern Europe, according to UNESCO. Here, you’ll find a ...