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Shirakawago Village Japan by Kiyo PhotographyPreserved as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the beautiful Japanese villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama present these historical building designs which were developed to support silk production in the 17th Century.1
Shirakawago Village Japan by Kiyo PhotographyThe Gassho-zukuri or "prayer-hands construction" is the only example of its kind in Japan, where the upper stories of the thatched slanting roof were traditionally set aside for sericulture.2
