Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 5

Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site

Episode 1 · 2016-01-04

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Episode overview

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.

28 minutes

Season 5 episodes

1. Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site2016-01-04 2. Otaru: Classic Canal City2016-02-01 3. Mount Tsukuba: The Mysterious Twin Peaks2016-03-21 4. Cherry Blossoms will Bloom: Miharu, Fukushima2016-04-04 5. The Iseji Route: Journey of the Soul over Passes2016-04-25 6. Hiroshima: A City of Seven Rivers2016-05-09 7. Ise-Shima: Women Divers Favored by the Gods2016-05-23 8. Hagi and Tsuwano: Two Castle Towns2016-06-06 9. Furano: Summer in the Purple City2016-07-04 10. Haunted Houses: The Lure of the Dark2016-08-01 11. Tokyo Summer Story: Season of Remembrance2016-08-22 12. Kamikochi: A Sacred Mountain Paradise2016-09-19 13. Kobe: A City of Cultural Mosaic2016-10-10 14. Mikan: Japan's Favorite Citrus Fruit2016-11-21 15. The Churches of Nagasaki: Prayers through the Ages2016-12-05