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At dusk. It must be beautiful in winter.
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You can see the houses of gassho-zukuri even outer area.
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Yamame, Iwana, Masu. (freshwater fish)
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Shirakawa-go is one of the world heritage.
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I've seen this view in the picture many times, I wanted to visit there once in my life. Noticed it wasn't too far, the chance suddenly came.
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YES! This is where I wanted to see once. It was only 1.5hrs by car from Kanazawa, managed to come after work with my collague.
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A lot of shops, cafes, small hotels there, I was a bit disappointed at first, but it was only the entrance. Village people live there. This village was alive.
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Not easy to visit here from Tokyo area, takes too long.
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Overview of Shirakawa-go.
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People live there.
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This structure of the house is called gasshou-zukuri, to bear heavy snow.
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Gasshou-zukuri houses have 2-5 floors.
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Shirakawa-go is in the middle of mountains. Hakusan mountain over there.
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On the way to Shirakawa village.