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Posts tagged shirakawago

Rice paddy field

Shirakawago rice paddy

Hisamatsu Minshuku

minshuku shirakawago hisamatsu

民宿久松

When you walk up to your lodgings for the evening, and you see that they look like this, a smile comes across your face.

Minka (民家)

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Shirakawago Gassho Zukuri

The gassho-zukuri (合掌造) style minka houses have vast roofs. The name gassho zukuri comes from the similarity of the roof shape to two hands in prayer.

Shirakawago rice field

shirakawago rice-field

白川郷稲田

Gassho Zukuri storage shed

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Shirakawago, Japan

Not all of Shirakawago’s thatch-roof buildings are for the locals to live in (and rent out to tourists). This one, much smaller than the rest, appeared to be a storage shed and/or workshop.

Shirakawa Village

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Shirakawago on a foggy morning