The night lighting of Go Gassho Village in Shirakawa is a breathtaking beauty . If you start to think and begin to wonder how to get days off from your company, I believe that you are very impressed by the image above and won’t be the only one who thinks that way. Go Gassho Village, Shirakawa, located in Toyama is one of the best place to visit in Asia and is famous for its charming winter outlook.
The village huts here are build in a unique style named Gassho-style construction. Basically it has sloping roof which is designed to relieve the pressure of snow.
Ogimachi Village is the largest village in Shhirakawa. It has nearly 12 Gassho-style farmhouses which have been converted into B & B or guesthouse. Shirakawa-go Gassho Village and Gokayama is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Shirakawa-go was inscribed on the UNECO list of World Heritage Properties in 1995. At present there are 59 houses with steep Gassho-zukuri rafter roofs on the property being used as family residences. Altogether, there are 114 such structures, large and small, and the view of that scenery is very peaceful.
The Japanese village of Shirakawa-go is known for houses built in a style known as gassho, resembling hands folded in prayer.
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The hallmarks of the houses in Shirakawa-go are roofs with 60-degree slopes (to help the snow slide off more easily) and attics used as warm spots for raising silkworms in winter.
A number of farmhouses from the surrounding villages have been relocated to an open air museum across the river from the town center in an effort to save them from destruction. This museum along with the large concentration of farmhouses and attractions in town and the area’s accessibility make Ogimachi the best place in Shirakawa-go and Gokayama to see gassho-zukuri farmhouses.
