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Shirakawa-go is a picturesque village located in the mountainous region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It’s famous for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses<\/strong>, which have steep thatched roofs resembling hands in prayer. These unique houses were designed to withstand heavy snowfall and have been around for over 250 years1! Shirakawa-go is a picturesque village located in the mountainous region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It’s famous for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which have steep thatched roofs resembling hands in prayer. These unique houses were designed to withstand heavy snowfall and have been around for over 250 years1! Shirakawa-go is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1201,1202,1200],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-more","tag-beautiful-place","tag-japan","tag-shirakawago","snax_format-image"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6390"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6396,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6390\/revisions\/6396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6390"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedby.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fadace-sponsor&post=6390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nShirakawa-go is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it’s a popular destination for tourists looking to experience Japan’s rich cultural history. The village of Ogimachi is the largest and main attraction in Shirakawa-go, and staying overnight in one of the farmhouses, which often serve as guesthouses, is a highly recommended experience1.
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\nHave you ever visited Shirakawa-go, or are you planning a trip there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"