Shirakawa-go is a region in Japan's Gifu prefecture, famous for its beautiful wooden houses known as "Gassho-zukuri." Gassho-zukuri have large, triangular shaped thatched roofs, with steeply sloping sides. The steepness of the roofs makes the houses suitable for large snowfalls, and in the olden days people made use of the space under the sloping roof for silk cultivation. These unique houses are a registered world heritage site-CanonMiniature Desktop Town: Shirakawa-go Papercraft
