Gassho-zukuri Farmhouses in Shirakawa-go

A misty morning view of traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses with steep thatched roofs in Shirakawa-go, surrounded by flooded rice paddies and a gravel path with stacked firewood in the foreground.

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