Gokayama, Japan Webcam

Category: Panoramic

Minka (民家, literally house(s) of the people) are private residences constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, minka were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non-samurai castes).
Of particular note is the so called gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り, literally “clasped-hands” style), which is preserved in two villages in central Japan, Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture and Gokayama in Toyama Prefecture, that together have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
This camera is located in the Taira region in the Toyama prefecture. A second streaming camera is located in the Kamitaira region.