Ogimachi
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Ogimachi is a historic Japanese mountain village in the Shirakawa-go region, renowned for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses and UNESCO World Heritage status.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic village
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human settlement ⓘ mountain village ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| climate | heavy snowfall in winter ⓘ |
| conservationChallenge |
balancing tourism and preservation
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population decline ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Kanda House
NERFINISHED
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Nagase House NERFINISHED ⓘ Wada House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cluster of gassho-zukuri farmhouses
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mountain valley setting ⓘ terraced fields ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Gassho-zukuri Minkaen outdoor museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Shiroyama viewpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
snowy winter landscapes
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traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses ⓘ vernacular wooden architecture ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chubu region
NERFINISHED
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Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Shirakawa-go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Takayama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
NERFINISHED
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village of Shirakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationPolicy | protected as traditional village landscape ⓘ |
| region | Hida region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Shogawa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofDesignPurpose | to shed heavy snowfall ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | thatch ⓘ |
| roofNameMeaning | hands in prayer ⓘ |
| roofShape | steeply pitched thatched roofs ⓘ |
| roofStyle | gassho-zukuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | major rural tourism destination ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
mountain agriculture
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rice cultivation ⓘ sericulture ⓘ |
| transportAccess | accessible mainly by road ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
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(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritagePropertyType | cultural ⓘ |
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