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The mountain town of Shirakawa opens to tourists a few times in winter. Shirakawa contains heritage-protected old-style thatch-roofed houses.

Copyright: Andrew Blyth
Image Size: 3872x2592 / 3.7MB; http://japanesephotos.asia
Keywords: Shirakawa, Tokai, UNESCO, World heritage Site, asia, asian, east asia, far east, gifu, heritage, home, house, japan, japanese, mountain, mountainous, nature, orient, oriental, snow, tokai region, tourism, tourist, tourist attraction, traditional building, winter
Contained in galleries: Shirakawa, Japan

The mountain town of Shirakawa opens to tourists a few times in winter. Shirakawa contains heritage-protected old-style thatch-roofed houses.