The hamlets are acclaimed for their “kirizuma gassho-zukuri” houses, distinctive structures that emerged between the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867) and the Taisho Era (1912-26) and continue ...

The thatched-roof buildings are known as gassho or gassho-zukuri, as their triangular frames resemble “gassho” (hands pressed together in prayer). Thousands of tourists from around the world make the ...

Airbnb recently announced it is offering guests the opportunity to have an overnight stay in the Gassho Houses at the World Heritage Site Gokayama, Japan. Situated on the shores of the Sho River ...

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...