Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shirakawa-gxc5x8d (xe7x99xbdxe5xb7x9dxe9x83xb7, "White River Old-District") is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture. | WIKI |
| The Shxc5x8d River lies in the centre of this region. | WIKI |
| The densely forested mountains of the region still occupy 96% of all land in the area, and prior to the introduction of heavy earth-moving machinery, the narrow bands of flat lands running the length of the river valley limited the area available for agriculture and homestead development. | WIKI |
| The central part of the village is on a terrace on the eastern side of the Sho River, some 1500 metres in length and 350 metres wide, and is at an altitude around 500 metres. | WIKI |
| All the ridges of these Gassho-style houses are aligned parallel to the Sho River, thus creating a unified and attractive village scene. | WIKI |
| The village is situated on a high but narrow terraced plateau to the west of, and well above, the Sho River. | WIKI |
| Water for irrigation is mostly brought in by an aqueduct system which runs from a river valley in the mountains to the west of the village, and passes through a network of fine canals within the village. | WIKI |
| 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 |
| The inscribed property comprises the villages of xe2x80x9cOgimachixe2x80x9d in the Shirakawa-go region, and xe2x80x9cAinokuraxe2x80x9d and xe2x80x9cSuganumaxe2x80x9d in the Gokayama region, all situated along the Sho River in Gifu and Toyama Prefectures. | UNESCO |
| Ogimachi, Ainokura, and Suganuma are rare examples of villages in which Gassho-style houses are preserved at their original locations and in groups, as they developed in the area along the Sho River. | UNESCO |