Ogamachi valley
Japan
In the Japan alps the traditional arts still linger. This village features many gasso houses -- huge four-story A-frames farmhouses, covered in thatch. The steep roofs shed the large snowfalls of this region. Traditionally the top flour would be used for silk-worm raising.
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