Shirakawago village, Japan ( UNESCO WHS )
Shirakawa is a village located in the northwest part of Ōno District, Gifu, in Gifu prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō , a small, traditional village showcasing a style of buildings called gasshō-zukuri.
As of September 2009, the village has an estimated population of 1,864 and a density of 5.23 persons per km². The total area is 356.55 km².
The village is located near Takayama, in Gifu. Together with Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama, it is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
白川村為日本岐阜縣西北部大野郡的村。北與富山縣，西與石川縣接壤。
白川村至今依舊完整地保留有許多傳統的「合掌造」的建築，此村連同附近集落在1996年12月9日以「白川鄉與五箇山的合掌造村落」為名被聯合國教科文組織指定為世界文化遺產，而合掌聚落亦為同人遊戲暮蟬悲鳴時的發生地雛見澤村的參考藍本。自指定為世界文化遺產後，吸引不少旅客觀光,令該村的「合掌造」由民居變成大多是紀念品店和食店
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