APPENDIX-14a
General View
1-1. Satellite Photos: Chubu region mountainous area
1-2. Satellite Photos: Shirakawa-go / Gokayama area
Ogimachi Village
2-3. Ogimachi Village: distant view from the northeast
2-4. Ogimachi Village: distant view from the south
2-5. Ogimachi Village: distant view from the west
2-6. Ogimachi Village: distant view from the northeast (winter)
2-7. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-8. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-9. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-10. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-11. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-12. Ogimachi Village: village view
2-13. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, front view
2-14. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, side view (gable end)
2-15. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, side view (gable end, close
up)
2-16. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, Oe (living room)
2-17. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, Butsuma (room for Buddhist altar)
2-18. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, Zashiki (formal room for ceremony or guests)
2-19. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, second level of the roof structure
2-20. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, first level of the roof structure
2-23. Ogimachi Village: Kanda House, Hasa-goya (grain-drying shelter)
2-24. Ogimachi Village: Wada House, Hasa-goya (grain-drying shelter)
2-25. Ogimachi Village: Matsufuru House wooden-walled storage
building
2-26. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji main hall and living quarters
2-27. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji main hall
2-28. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji living quarters
2-29. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji living quarters: Oe (living room)
2-30. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji living quarters: third level
of the roof structure
2-31. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji living quarters: second level
of the roof structure
2-32. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji living quarters: first level
of the roof structure
2-33. Ogimachi Village: Myozen-ji Shoro-mon (bell tower gate)
2-34. Ogimachi Village: Shirakawa-Hachiman Jinja (Shinto shrine)
2-35. Ogimachi Village: Canal
Ainokura Village
3-1. Ainokura Village: aerial view from the northeast
3-2. Ainokura Village: aerial view from the west
3-3. Ainokura Village: distant view from the north
3-6. Ainokura Village: village view
3-7. Ainokura Village: village view
3-8. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, side view (gable side)
3-9. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, front view
3-10. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, side view (gable side)
3-11. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, Oe (living room)
3-12. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, Butsuma (room for Buddhist altar)
3-13. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House, Zashiki (formal room for ceremony or guests)
3-14. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House,second level of the roof
structure
3-15. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House,first level of the roof
structure
3-16. Ainokura Village: Ikehata Shoshichi House, pin connection
detail of roof truss
3-17. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House earthen-walled storage building
3-18. Ainokura Village: Ikehata House wooden-walled storage building
3-19. Ainokura Village: Sonen-ji (Buddhist Temple) main hall
3-20. Ainokura Village: Buddhist building Dojo
3-21. Ainokura Village: Jinushi-jinja (Shinto shrine), gate and
grove (designated environmental features)
4. Suganuma Village
4-3. Suganuma Village: distant view from the south
4-4. Suganuma Village: distant view from the north
4-5. Suganuma Village: distant view from the west
4-6. Suganuma Village: village view
4-7. Suganuma Village: village view
4-8. Suganuma Village: village view
4-9. Suganuma Village: Nakajima House, rear view
4-10. Suganuma Village: Nakajima House, Oe (living room)
4-11. Suganuma Village: Mai House, front view
4-12. Suganuma Village: Mai House, side view
4-13. Suganuma Village: Mai House, front view
4-14. Suganuma Village: Former Nakajima House, roof structure
4-15. Suganuma Village: Haba House, wooden-walled storage building
4-16. Suganuma Village: Mai House, wooden-walled storage building
5. Seasonal views of Village life
5-1. Winter scene, Suganuma Village
5-2. Snowfall, Ogimachi Village
5-3. Village in heavy snow, Ainokura Village
5-4. Temporary snow barrier and snow removal work on the roof,
Suganuma Village
5-5. Snow removal work on the roof, Ogimachi Village
5-6. New Year celebration, Ogimachi Village
5-7. Wedding ceremony, Ogimachi Village
5-8. Rethatching work by Yui: Mizuno House, Ogimachi Village
5-9. Rethatching work by Yui: Myozen-ji main hall, Ogimachi Village
5-10. Rethatching work by Yui: Myozen-ji living quarters, Ogimachi Village
5-11. Rethatching work by Yui: Myozen-ji living quarters, Ogimachi Village
5-12. Rethatching work by Yui: Myozen-ji living quarters, Ogimachi Village
5-13. Spring festival Shishi-mai, Suganuma Village
5-14. Spring festival Shishi-mai, Suganuma Village
5-15. Koi-nobori (carp streamer for boys' day celebration), Ogimachi Village
5-16. Ta-ue (rice planting), Ogimachi Village
5-17. Ta-ue (rice planting), Ainokura Village
5-18. Harvesting of Daikon (Japanese white radish), Ainokura Village
5-19. Ine-kari (harvesting rice), Ogimachi Village
5-20. Ine-kari (harvesting rice), Suganuma Village
5-21. Harvest festival, Ogimachi Village
5-22. Ho-on-ko (Buddhist ceremony), Ogimachi Village
5-23. Ho-on-ko (Buddhist ceremony), Ainokura Village
5-24. Harvesting thatch reeds, Suganuma Village
6. Conservation Work and Fire Extinguishing Systems
6-1. Conservation work: Shimizu House, Ogimachi Village
6-2. Conservation work: Myozen-ji main hall, Ogimachi Village
6-3. Water jet system during annual tests, Ogimachi Village
6-4. Water jet, Ogimachi Village
6-5. Water jet enclosure, Ogimachi Village
6-6. Fire fighting training, Suganuma Village
6-7. Water hydrant, Ainokura Village
7. Historic Materials
7-1. Old map: Ogimachi Village, roads and canals, 1888
7-2. Old map: Ainokura Village, roads, canals and land-use patterns,
1875
7-3. Old map: Suganuma Village, roads and land-use patterns, 1875
7-4. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Oomaki
Village, ca.1950
7-5. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Oomaki
dam, 1994
7-6. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Iijima
Village, ca.1955
7-7. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Iijima
Village, 1994
7-8. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Ashikura
Village, ca.1950
7-9. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Shirakawa-Mura, Ashikura
Village, 1994
7-10. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Taira-Mura, Kaminashi
Village, ca.1935
7-11. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Taira-Mura, Kaminashi
Village, 1994
7-12. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Taira-Mura, Shimonashi
Village, ca.1935
7-13. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Taira-Mura, Shimonashi
Village, 1994
7-14. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Kamitaira-Mura, Kaimukura
Village, ca.1945
7-15. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Kamitaira-Mura, Kaimukura
Village, 1994
7-16. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Kamitaira-Mura, Kozu
Village, ca.1945
7-17. Disappearance of the Gashho Style: Kamitaira-Mura, Kozu
Village,1994
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