The next day, I head deeper into the mountains to visit the village of Shirakawa-go. Here, the practice of community roof rethatching has earned it UNESCO recognition. The peaked building style is ...

Ogimachi, the largest village in Japan's UNESCO-listed Shirakawa-go region, looks like something out of a winter wonderland. Known for its unique gassho-zukuri farmhouses with steeply pitched ...

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From Hokkaido's pristine powder-snow peaks to the neon-lit drinking warrens of downtown Osaka, inbound tourists are flocking ...

A UNESCO World Heritage site, Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which resemble hands in prayer. These traditional thatched-roof homes are particularly stunning in winter when ...

Hidden in the mountains, this UNESCO-listed village is famous for its steep thatched-roof farmhouses. In winter, the snow-covered rooftops and glowing lanterns turn it into a dreamy winter wonderland.

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In particular, scenic regions such as Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Takayama, and Shirakawa-go are seeing this rise in demand. *Trip.Best is an AI-curated travel list on Trip.com that helps global travellers find ...

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