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Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama

Cultural · Inscribed: 1995

Asia

Site Information

UNESCO ID: 734
Category: Cultural
Country: Japan
Inscribed: 1995
Coordinates: 36.2569, 136.9064
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Selection Criteria

(iv) (v)

Criteria: (iv), (v)

Description

World Heritage Site in Japan

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