Traditional dark wooden house with a steep thatched roof beside flooded fields in Shirakawa Village, Japan, under a blue spring sky

Traditional Thatched House in Shirakawa Village

This panoramic photograph shows a traditional wooden house with a steep thatched roof beside flooded fields in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Traditional Japanese thatched house beside flooded fields in the mountainous Shirakawa Village area.
Traditional thatched-roof house beside flooded fields in Shirakawa Village, Japan.
17.05.2016 · 白川郷合掌文化館, 国道156号, 鳩谷, 白川村, 大野郡, 岐阜県, 日本
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A traditional wooden house with a steep thatched roof stands beside flooded agricultural fields in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Forested mountain slopes, green vegetation, a smaller thatched structure, and a clear blue spring sky create a detailed rural architectural landscape.

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The house fills the foreground, revealing its textured thatch, wooden facade, sliding panels, shutters, and small upper window. Flooded rectangular fields extend behind it, while trees, forested mountain slopes, a smaller thatched structure, and a clear blue spring sky add depth to the rural scene. The photograph was captured on 17 May 2016 near the Shirakawa-go Gassho Culture Hall on National Highway Route 156 in Hatogaya.

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A traditional wooden house with a steep thatched roof beside flooded agricultural fields in Shirakawa Village, Japan.

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It was captured near the Shirakawa-go Gassho Culture Hall on National Highway Route 156 in Hatogaya, Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture.

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The capture date was 17 May 2016, during spring.

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A detailed panoramic travel photograph of traditional Japanese architecture in a rural Shirakawa Village landscape, with flooded fields, forested slopes, and clear spring daylight.

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