Pretty wooden houses are the reason for the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Shirakawa-go, Japan. Traditional style house, Japanese gassho zukuri houses

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Pretty houses such as these in picturesque mountain settings are the reason for the existence of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, central Japan. This house is in the village of Suganuma in the Gokayama area.

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Size: 3072px × 4096px
Location: Suganuma in the Gokayama area, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Chieko Shimado / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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