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1. Specific location
a) Country
b) State, province or region
c) Name of property
d) Location and area
e) Maps and plans

2. Juridical data
a) Owner
b) Legal protection status

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c) Responsible national agency
d) Collaborating national agencies and organizations

3. Identification
a) History

	i) Geography
	ii) History
	iii) Industry
	iv) Social System
	v) Folklore

b) Description and inventory

	i) Ogimachi Village
	ii) Ainokura Village
	iii) Suganuma Village
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c) Photographic and/or cinematographic documentation
d) Public awareness
e) Bibliography

	Shirakawa-go
	Gokayama

4. State of preservation/conservation
a) Current situation (Diagnosis)
b) Agents responsible for preservation/conservation of cultural properties
c) History of preservation/conservation

	i) The process of introducing preservation measures
	ii) Conservation work
	iii) Fire prevention work

d) Means for preservation/conservation

	i) Management of the Historic Buildings and the improvement plan of the Preservation Districts
	ii) Management of Environmental Features
	iii) Management of the buffer zones
	iv) Other effective laws and regulations for the protection of the surrounding area

e) Local development plans

5. Justification for inclusion in the World Heritage List
a) Reasons for which the property is considered to meet one or more of the World Heritage criteria with, as appropriate, a comparative evaluation of the property in relation to other properties of a similar type (1/2)
a) Reasons for which the property is considered to meet one or more of the World Heritage criteria with, as appropriate, a comparative evaluation of the property in relation to other properties of a similar type (2/2)
b) Evaluation of the property's present state of preservation as compared with similar properties elsewhere
c) Indication as to the authenticity of the property

Authorization (Eiichi TAKAKUWA)
Authorization (Yoshinori NAKAMURA)
Authorization (Mikio IWASE)
Authorization (Hiroaki MISAWA)
Authorization (Hiromi MORITA)


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Outline of Gassho-style Houses
a) Shape and structure of the Gassho-style house
b) Body frame structure
c) Roof frame structure
d) Scale and form of plan
e) The origins of the Gassho style House
Fig.1.The Exterior Appearance of Gassho-style House
Fig.2(1/2).The Structure of the Gassho-style House (1/2)
Fig.2(2/2).The Structure of the Gassho-style House (2/2)
Fig.3. Section of the Gassho-style House
Fig.4. Sericulture work inside the Gassho-style roof-structure space (raising silk worms) , ca.1950
Fig.5. Thatched Farmhouses in Various Parts of Japan
Fig.6(1/2). Sasu structure and tatuki structure(1/2)
Fig.6(2/2). Sasu structure and tatuki structure(2/2)