Seasoning the Seasons - Season 5 Episode 1 Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site
Located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a village full of old-fashioned houses with thatched roofs - and a registered World Heritage Site. The roofs are steeply slanted, products of a building technique called "Gassho-zukuri", which was born of the knowledge built up by surviving in an extraordinarily snowy region. The scenery in the 300 year-old town hasn't changed. Even now, time moves slowly. This is the story of the villagers of Shirakawa-go living hand-in-hand.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword: japan, tradition, festival, culture, satoyama
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