Japan, Historic Villages of Shirakawa-Go and Gokawama

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. The large houses with th

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DC_Title Japan, Historic Villages of Shirakawa-Go and Gokawama
DC_Subject_Specific Map indicating the zones of the legal protection of Ogimachi Village;Ogimachi;Japan;Ogimachi is outstanding example of a traditional way of life perfectly adapted to the environment and people's social and economic circumstances.;UNESCO; UNESCO-WHC;World Heritage Sites
DC_Description Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. The large houses with th
DC_Language eng
DC_Type Dataset
DC_Format TimeMap Dataset;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min 136.8842
DC_Coverage_X_max 136.918
DC_Coverage_Y_min 36.2284
DC_Coverage_Y_max 36.2754
DC_Coverage_T_Early 1700-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late 1900-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName 18th Century to 20th Century
DC_Coverage_PlaceName Ogimachi, Japan
ECAI_Team Worldwide
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