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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama' has mentioned 'Japan' in the following places:
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| World Heritage Site in Japan | WIKI |
| Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and GokayamaUNESCO World Heritage SiteLocationGifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture in Chxc5xabbu region, Honshu, JapanIncludes Ogimachi Village Ogimachi Villagexc2xa02 Ainokura Village Suganuma Village CriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(iv), (v)Reference734Inscription1995 (19th session)Area68xc2xa0ha (170 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone58,873.1xc2xa0ha (145,479 acres)Coordinates36xc2xb024xe2x80xb2N 136xc2xb053xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.400xc2xb0N 136.883xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.400; 136.883Coordinates: 36xc2xb024xe2x80xb2N 136xc2xb053xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.400xc2xb0N 136.883xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.400; 136.883Location of Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gxc5x8d and Gokayama in Japan | WIKI |
| The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gxc5x8d and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. | WIKI |
| The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares (170 acres) in the remote Shogawa river valley, stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan. | WIKI |
| For some time this region was known as 'the last unexplored area of Japan'. | WIKI |
| It rises in the southern mountains, then flows northwards towards the Japan Sea along a deep, winding and narrow valley, surrounded by mountains rising to a height of 1,500 metres (4,921xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| For a long time afterwards, the region was under the control of the Tendai sect of Buddhist Japan. | WIKI |
| The Gassho-style house is architecturally one of the most important and rare types of farmhouse in Japan. | WIKI |
| This confident style of house construction is unique within Japan, and nowhere else within the country is roof space typically utilised, except for passive storage, and not in a two, three or four storey manner, as is seen here. | WIKI |
| The world heritage site consists of three historic mountain villages, Ogimachi, Ainokura and Suganuma, surrounded by the steep forested mountains of the Chubu Region within central Japan. | WIKI |
| As well as being inscribed as a world heritage site, the suite of properties in these villages are also defined under as 'Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings, as defined within Japan's Law for Protection of Cultural Properties. | WIKI |
| Overall responsibility for protection of the historic villages lies with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan, in conjunction with other bodies such as Japan's Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (including the Forestry Agency), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa Village and Nanto City. | WIKI |
| The Gassho-style houses found in the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are rare examples of their kind in Japan. | UNESCO |
| Located in a river valley surrounded by the rugged high-mountain Chubu region of central Japan, these three villages were remote and isolated, and access to the area was difficult for a long period of time. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (v): It is of considerable significance that the social structure of these villages, of which their layouts are the material manifestation, has survived despite the drastic economic changes in Japan since 1950. | UNESCO |
| Overall responsibility for the protection of the property rests with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan. | UNESCO |