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Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefectures, Japan. Shirakawa-go is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture. The valley is in a mountain region with considerable snowfall, and this village is well known for its clusters of farmhouses, constructed in the architectural style known as gassho-zukuri, which are designed to easily shed snow from their roofs.