SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up historic thatched houses. Tourists in the ...
The winter "Shirakawa-go light-up" event started on January 13 at a settlement listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture. This is the 39th time it has been held.