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Winter Walks: Shirakawa In Northern Japan (4K)

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Shirakawa is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri. Together with Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama, it is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage 

Date taken: December 18, 2021

Video timeline: 0:00 Shirakawa-go （Morning）白川郷 https://bit.ly/3HctGTN 13:02 Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village 相倉合掌造り集落 https://bit.ly/3F6JmXQ 21:23 Gokayama Gassho no Sato 五箇山合掌の里 https://bit.ly/3E6Glp7 29:10 Shirakawa-go（Afternoon） 白川郷 https://bit.ly/3HctGTN

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Travel Guides: ‘Sapporo – Japan’ (Expedia Video)

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Sapporo – From ski slopes to beer gardens, this dynamic destination is one of the best in Japan.

Sapporo, capital of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. The Sapporo Beer Museum traces the city’s brewing history and has tastings and a beer garden. Ski hills and jumps from the 1972 Winter Olympics are scattered within the city limits, and Niseko, a renowned ski resort, is nearby.