Shirakawa-go lies deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, where its iconic Gassho Zukuri farmhouses, recognisable by their steep triangular thatched roofs, form one of Japan’s most distinctive and well …
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Central Japan
Winding through the central mountains of Japan, the Nakasendo, which literally means the “Central Mountain Path” in Japanese, is a historic trade route that connected Kyoto and Edo (modern day …
