Night In The Snow

Shirakawago is one of the few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. It features a village of traditional style houses with thatched roofs, and is a haven for photographers from all over the country in winter.


The village is also the model used for the city in which the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, or Higurashi When They Cry, takes place.


Shirakawago, Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
February 2010.