Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama

Summary

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is a group of settlements^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of group_of_settlements entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is located in Shirakawa^[3].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is located in Nanto^[4].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is on the body of water Shō River^[6].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's image is recorded as Ogi Shirakawa-gō, Gifu, Japan.jpg^[7].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's instance of is recorded as group of settlements^[8].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble^[9].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's architectural style is recorded as gasshō-zukuri^[10].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alberobello^[11].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's locator map image is recorded as LocMap of WH Shirakawa and Gokayama.png^[12].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's location is recorded as Shirakawa-gō^[13].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's location is recorded as Gokayama^[14].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's Commons category is recorded as Historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama^[15].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's has part is recorded as Ogimachi Village^[16].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's has part is recorded as Ogimachi Village 2^[17].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's has part is recorded as Ainokura Village^[18].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's has part is recorded as Suganuma Village^[19].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.25694444, 'lon': 136.90638889}^[20].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ffwpr^[21].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 734^[22].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's official website is recorded as https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/734/^[23].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama^[24].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's Commons gallery is recorded as 白川郷・五箇山の合掌造り集落^[25].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's page banner is recorded as Ogi Shirakawa-gō, Gifu, Japan (cropped).jpg^[26].
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's partially coincident with is recorded as Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve^[27].

Body

Geography

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Shirakawa^[3], a village of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1889^[30] and Nanto^[4], a city of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 2004^[33]. It is on the body of water Shō River^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+68'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+58873.1'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include group of settlements^[8] and architectural ensemble^[9]. Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[36].

Why It Matters

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama ranks in the top 10% of group_of_settlements entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]