Shirakawa-go, Gifu (岐阜県) 2003
The Deai Bridge is the visitor entrance to Shirakawa-go. 2003
Bell tower at Shirakawa-go. 2003
The trees were starting to show some fall color. 2003
Shirakawa-go is a village of Gassho-zukuri houses. They are thatched and tied together in the traditional way. 2003
Shirakawa-go and the surrounding forests are a World Heritage Site and there are many visitors. 2003
Some houses allow visitors to go inside. 2003
It is a bit dark inside, but you can see how they tie the house together. The area gets strong winds and lots of snow in the winter. 2003
Inside of a Gassho-zukuri. 2003
When they need to the village gets together and rethatches a house. 2003
For lunch we tried the bear stew. I think that if I ever eat there again, I will try something else. 2003
Gassho-zukuri. 2003
This was a farming village and they still grow rice. 2003