By Hendra N.S. executive summary by
darmansjah
I and my entourage arrived about four in the afternoon. At that time one of
tour buses leaving the village Shirakawa-go, located in Gifu Prefecture. I joined with a
team of Toyota Astra Motor, amounting to 12 people, the cold-weather greeted
approximately five degrees Celsius. I also pressed a thick jacket and gloves.
Officially named shirakawa-mura, village history has gained worldwide recognition. Unesco has established the village as a historical world heritage site since December 9, 1995. What makes it chosen? I'm not hard to get an answer. The view is dominated by rural farm houses, built in a unique architectural style known as Gassho-zukuri. Citizens and governments have agreed to maintain the originality of village life, particularly the lives of mulberry cultivation and silkworm.
I had entered one of the greatest Gassho. After getting an explanation from the
tour guide, I rushed to the attic Gassho. Arriving at the top of the building I
saw the cultivation of silkworms. Incredible.Shirakawa-go is in the valley is flanked by Mount Ryohaku and Ningyo. With a landscape like this, always in the village temperature cool. In fact, the more cool when winter arrives.
Moreover, more than half of the area
covered by forest - but its total area is only half the land area of Jakarta.
The numbers inhabitants, about 2,000 souls.
Besides GasshoWada we entered, recorded to this day there are 111 other Gassho. A small portion into a museum, tourist information center and the most doubles on the front as atalase to sell souvenirs and accessories typical of Shirakawa-go.
According to the saga, there is a castle called Gassho long Kerikumo. However, the building was lost in the earth along with the surrounding city. This incident took place when a large earthquake struck the village in 1586. A gold mine co-ingested into the bowels of the earth. Currently, the value of the mine about one billion usd. Next time, I'll try to find out his whereabouts.