14Shirakawa, Japan

Shirakawa is a village located in Gifu prefecture in Japan. Due, in part, to the traditional architecture of the homes there, it has been officially deemed an official UNESCO World Heritage site. See the minka building style that includes the well-known vertiginous thatched roofs meant to keep heavy snowfalls from collapsing them. After all, Shirakawa is reported to have “some of the heaviest snowfall” on the planet.

(Continued on next page)

5 COMMENTS

  1. Hi! I’m sorry but at present we don’t have that information. I am simply assigned to write the articles. But thanks for reading my stuff!

  2. Hi!
    Well, we Americans might not even be allowed out of the country so who knows? We try to avoid politics here though but I hear ya! Thanks for the comment and thanks for reading my stuff!

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here