{"id":81402,"date":"2021-04-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=81402"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:17:45","slug":"shirakawago-traditional-japanese-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-traditional-japanese-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage Mountain Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever since the remote village of <strong>Shirakawa-go<\/strong> (\u767d\u5ddd\u90f7) was listed as a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> in 1995, it has been a top destination in Japan\u2019s Chubu region. Nestled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-best-old-japan-experiences\/\" class=\"ek-link\">lush mountains of Gifu prefecture<\/a>, the village is famous for its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/kayabuki-no-sato-thatched-roof-kyoto-miyama\/\" class=\"ek-link\">traditional thatched roof houses<\/a><\/strong>, about a hundred of which still stand in the hamlet of <strong>Ogimachi<\/strong> (\u837b\u753a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shirakawa-go\u2019s 1,600 residents continue to live a <strong>traditional way of life<\/strong> that may soon disappear. Take a moment to enjoy the tranquil atmosphere under a thatched roof, and spend the night in the stillness of the mountains, listening to the elements of nature around the crackling fire of a sunken hearth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shirakawa-go, an Alpine Village in a Living Landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The old houses of Shirakawa-go have <strong>thick thatched roofs<\/strong>. Some are shops, guest houses, or traditional craft museums. They stand alongside running streams, a rice granary, and small shrines that compose a charming rural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"traditional Japanese thatched house in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81384\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-house4\/\" class=\"wp-image-81384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041311\/shirakawago-house4.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Traditional house<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Japanese thatched wooden storehouse in  Japan\" data-id=\"81385\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-house5\/\" class=\"wp-image-81385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041317\/shirakawago-house5.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rice granary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this narrow mountain valley, the houses are <strong>built in harmony with nature<\/strong>. Their steeply sloped thatched <strong>roofs are oriented east-west<\/strong> to maximize their exposure to sunlight. This is necessary to melt the snow in winter, keep the thatch dry and durable, and protect the houses from strong winds blowing north-south during the<a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/typhoons-japan-guide\/\" class=\"ek-link\"> typhoon season in Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sho River (\u5e84\u5ddd) runs through Shirakawa-go, and the thatched houses are separated by rice paddies, vegetable gardens and canals. In particular, the <strong>canals protect the village from fires and carry water to the households<\/strong>. Rainbow trout live in the canals and help keep the water clean. Walking through the village, I heard nothing but gurgling water and the murmuring breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Japanese thatched house in green rural landscape in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81397\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-summer\/\" class=\"wp-image-81397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041420\/shirakawago-summer.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Japanese thatched houses behind empty rice fields in winter in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81400\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-winter1\/\" class=\"wp-image-81400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041441\/shirakawago-winter1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Shirakawa-go\u2019s climate changes radically from summer to winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The farms and thatched houses are <strong>built to resist the heavy snowfall of harsh winters<\/strong> in this alpine region. As the silent snow settles on pointed roofs and barren fields, the hamlet transforms into a winter wonderland from a distant era. But Shirakawa-go is marvelous in all four seasons: in spring, it wakes up to the song of cicadas and colorful blossoms; in summer, its vegetation and rice paddies melt into lush greenery; in autumn, the fields and pampas grass take on beige and golden hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its natural beauty and deep history, Shirakawa-go is not just an ethnographic museum but an <strong>active village with living traditions<\/strong> upheld by its native residents. The riverside community lives harmoniously with the mountains, protected by the sacred Mt. Hakusan at an elevation of 2,700 meters to the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041413\/shirakawago-shiroyama-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"wide view of Japanese snowy mountain village in Shirakawa-go, Gifu, Japan\" class=\"wp-image-81396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041413\/shirakawago-shiroyama-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041413\/shirakawago-shiroyama-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041413\/shirakawago-shiroyama-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041413\/shirakawago-shiroyama.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Shiroyama Observatory (\u57ce\u5c71\u5c55\u671b\u53f0) in the mountains west of Shirakawa-go offers a sweeping view of the village in winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japanese \u201cGassho\u201d Thatched Roof Architecture Inspired by Praying Hands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shirakawa-go\u2019s thatched houses are built in the <em>gassho<\/em> style, which is typical of the Chubu region. Some of these houses are more than 200 years old. Born right here along the Sho river, the traditional <em><strong>gassho-zukuri<\/strong><\/em> (\u5408\u638c\u9020\u308a) <strong>architectural style is characterized by the sharply pointed thatched roof, in the form of praying hands<\/strong> (\u5408\u638c, gassho).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gassho-zukuri<\/em> is particularly well adapted to the surrounding environment and mountain climate, with especially harsh winters. It reflects a period when silk was produced in the attic and houses had 3 to 5 floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"traditional Japanese thatched house \" data-id=\"81382\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-house2\/\" class=\"wp-image-81382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041256\/shirakawago-house2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"close-up of Japanese thatched roof in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81398\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-thatch\/\" class=\"wp-image-81398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041427\/shirakawago-thatch.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The thatch is almost 80cm thick.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Japanese thatched house in Shirakawa-go, Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81383\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-house3\/\" class=\"wp-image-81383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041302\/shirakawago-house3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The thatched roofs are <strong>designed to support the weight of the snow<\/strong> and prevent it from piling up while also <strong>facilitating the flow of rainfall<\/strong>. The thatch itself is almost 80 centimeters thick, and ropes are attached to help clear the snow. Roofs are re-thatched every 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another characteristic of <em>gassho-zukuri<\/em> is the absence of any nails or screws\u2014the <strong>beams are tied together using ropes made of straw and vines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"beams tied with rope in a Japanese gassho-style house in Shirakawago, Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81380\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-beams2\/\" class=\"wp-image-81380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041243\/shirakawago-beams2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"beams tied with rope in a gassho-style house\" data-id=\"81379\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-beams1\/\" class=\"wp-image-81379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041237\/shirakawago-beams1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Only straw ropes attach the beams that support a <em>gassho-style<\/em> house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the ground floor, the <em>irori<\/em> (traditional Japanese sunken hearth) is used for heating, cooking, and drying clothes. <strong>Latticed wooden flooring serves as ventilation, where the heat and smoke from the <em>irori<\/em> waft up the floors<\/strong>, filling the house with delicious aromas and a black interior. In summer, the smoke also repels insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese sunken hearth surrounded by tatami room in traditional JApanese house in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81386\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-irori1\/\" class=\"wp-image-81386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041323\/shirakawago-irori1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"close-up of smoking irori with burning wood in traditional JApanese house in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81387\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-irori2\/\" class=\"wp-image-81387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041328\/shirakawago-irori2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The <em>irori<\/em> is the physical and social hearth of the home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The latticed floors also <strong>protect the wood and thatch from humidity<\/strong>, especially during the rainy season (\u6885\u96e8, tsuyu) between June and July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"attic of a JApanese thatched roof  gassho-style house in Gifu, Japan\" data-id=\"81389\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-lattice2\/\" class=\"wp-image-81389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041338\/shirakawago-lattice2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"attic of a Japanese thatched roof gassho-style house\" data-id=\"81388\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-lattice1\/\" class=\"wp-image-81388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041333\/shirakawago-lattice1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Wooden lattice flooring ventilates the attic under a thatched roof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japanese Houses Designed for Raising Silkworms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, the villagers of Shirakawa-go lived mainly from sericulture, as well as the production of <em>ensho<\/em> (\u7159\u785d) for gunpowder. Their property was <strong>optimized for silkworm farming<\/strong>, which had the advantage of taking up little space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041403\/shirakawago-sericulture-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese silkworm farming equipment in traditional thatched roof house in Shirakawa-go, Gifu, Japan\" class=\"wp-image-81394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041403\/shirakawago-sericulture-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041403\/shirakawago-sericulture-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041403\/shirakawago-sericulture-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041403\/shirakawago-sericulture.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sericulture equipment is displayed in the attic of Wada House in Shirakawa-go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Houses were oriented north-south<\/strong>, following the direction of the wind, which provided good ventilation for the cocoons. Silkworms were raised on the top floor, under the main beam, where they not only felt the cool breeze but were exposed to direct sunlight through open windows in the attic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditional Co-living and Co-working in Shirakawa-go<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Villagers traditionally <strong>lived together in communities<\/strong> where several families (up to 30 people) would reside in a single house. Still today, Shirakawa-go residents naturally <strong>work together to maintain the houses<\/strong> <em><strong>(yui)<\/strong><\/em> and harvest <em>kaya<\/em>, the grass used for thatching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041250\/shirakawago-house1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Japanese thatched house surrounded by snow in Shirakawa-go, Gifu, Japan\" class=\"wp-image-81381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041250\/shirakawago-house1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041250\/shirakawago-house1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041250\/shirakawago-house1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041250\/shirakawago-house1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ml.shirakawa-go.org\/en\/guide\/32\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Wada House<\/a> is a perfect example of <em>gassho-zukuri<\/em><\/strong>, built around 1800. It\u2019s also the largest house in the village that is open to the public. Like many villagers at the time, the ancestors of its current owners made a living from the production and trade of <em>ensho<\/em>. The inside is preserved with furniture and daily artifacts from that period. Sericulture equipment and silk weaving looms are exhibited in the attic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese interior with wood flooring in Japanese thatched roof house\" data-id=\"81399\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-wada\/\" class=\"wp-image-81399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041434\/shirakawago-wada.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wada House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"wood fire burning in hearth in JApanese house\" data-id=\"81401\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-zenzai\/\" class=\"wp-image-81401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041447\/shirakawago-zenzai.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Zenzai<\/em> and green tea by the <em>irori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A special treat to savor around the <em>irori<\/em> is <strong><em>zenzai<\/em>, a traditional dessert soup made with sweet red azuki beans<\/strong>, with mochi and green tea. This is particularly heartwarming in winter, but you can experience it at any time of year at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shirakawago-minkaen.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Gassho-zukuri Minkaen<\/a><\/strong> (\u5408\u638c\u9020\u308a\u6c11\u5bb6\u5712).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spend the Night in a World Heritage Site at Shirakawa-Go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By nightfall, as Shirakawa-go\u2019s thatched houses light up one by one, <strong>staying overnight in a thatched roof <em>minshuku<\/em><\/strong> (\u6c11\u5bbf) is a truly unforgettable experience. In this Japanese-style homestay, your hosts will introduce you to their own traditional ways of life, including a family dinner prepared with local ingredients around the <em>irori<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041353\/shirakawago-minshuku-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"futon laid out in Japanese-style room\" data-id=\"81392\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041353\/shirakawago-minshuku-3.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-minshuku-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-81392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041353\/shirakawago-minshuku-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041353\/shirakawago-minshuku-3-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041353\/shirakawago-minshuku-3.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041357\/shirakawago-minshuku-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"side view of thatched roof on house\" data-id=\"81393\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041357\/shirakawago-minshuku-4.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-minshuku-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-81393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041357\/shirakawago-minshuku-4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041357\/shirakawago-minshuku-4-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041357\/shirakawago-minshuku-4.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041349\/shirakawago-minshuku-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Japanese breakfast served on tray\" data-id=\"81391\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041349\/shirakawago-minshuku-2.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shirakawago-minshuku-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-81391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041349\/shirakawago-minshuku-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041349\/shirakawago-minshuku-2-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041349\/shirakawago-minshuku-2.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Spend the night in a <em>gassho-zukuri minshuku<\/em> to fully experience Shirakawa-go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By spending the night in the village after all the daytime visitors had left, I could <strong>better appreciate Shirakawa-go\u2019s brute charm and true soul<\/strong>. Sitting around the fire, listening to our dinner meat sizzling over the fire in an otherwise silent nightscape, and waking up to the sun rising above the sleeping hamlet, I felt the communion between the villagers and their mountain environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041344\/shirakawago-minshuku-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"traditional Japanese thatched house next to modern red car at Shirakawa-go, Gifu, Japan\" class=\"wp-image-81390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041344\/shirakawago-minshuku-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041344\/shirakawago-minshuku-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041344\/shirakawago-minshuku-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Shimizu Inn is a traditional thatched roof <em>minshuku<\/em> in Shirakawa-go.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I stayed at <strong>Shimizu Inn<\/strong> (\u6c11\u5bbf \u5fd7\u307f\u3065, Minshuku Shimizu) in Ogimachi. The house itself is almost 200 years old. Its three tatami-floor rooms are positioned around a central room where meals are eaten together around the <em>irori<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For dinner, we tasted the <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/local-gastronomy-satoyama-hida-takayama\/\" class=\"ek-link\">regional specialty of succulent Hida beef<\/a>, along with local seasonal vegetables. Guests chatted quietly around the hearth, the floor creaked underfoot, the pot sizzled over the fire. By 8 PM, all was silent inside the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041408\/shirakawago-shimizu-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"traditional Japanese meal served on tray\" class=\"wp-image-81395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041408\/shirakawago-shimizu-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041408\/shirakawago-shimizu-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041408\/shirakawago-shimizu-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26041408\/shirakawago-shimizu.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dinner is served at Shimizu Inn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The courtyard faces west with a view of Mt. Hakusan. In summer, the frogs croak in chorus. In autumn, the mountain is covered in flamboyant red and orange leaves. In winter, you snuggle up to the warmth of the <em>irori<\/em>\u2019s crackling wood fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ml.shirakawa-go.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Shirakawa-go\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles about Hida:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/hida-gifu-japanese-traditions\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Hida, a Historical Valley of Japanese Traditions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/takayama-traditional-japan\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Takayama, an Enduring Landscape of Authentic Japan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/ecotourism-onsen-gero-onsen-kanayama\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Ecotourism and Beauty Baths in Gero Onsen and Kanayama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/local-gastronomy-satoyama-hida-takayama\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Local Gastronomy in the \u201cSatoyama\u201d of Hida Takayama<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Get to Shirakawa-go<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By bus:<\/strong> Take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nouhibus.co.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Nohi Bus <\/a>from Takayama (50 minutes), from Kanazawa (1 hour 15 minutes), or from Nagoya (2 hours 45 minutes). Reservations are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By car: <\/strong>Japan\u2019s longest tunnel links Takayama to Shirakawa-go in 45 minutes. The 10-kilometer tunnel was inaugurated in 1995, when the historical villages of Shirakawa-go and <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/toyama-gokayama-village\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gokayama<\/a> were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ibeJI5QQGneNllCMmxY4lZM6vfIq4-vt&amp;hl=en\" width=\"900\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The centuries-old village of Shirakawa-go is a unique place to experience traditional ways of life in the remote mountains of Gifu, where residents continue to honor ancestral customs, techniques and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Article sponsored by Hida Regional Tourism Council<\/em><br>Translated by <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/author\/cherise\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Cherise<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the remote village of Shirakawa-go (\u767d\u5ddd\u90f7) was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 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