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It's snowy in many parts of the United States now, and it's a great time to connect your students' experience with a UNESCO World Heritage site, the historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. Explore how Gassho-style thatched-roof homes help its residents live in heavy snowfall with this video: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/734/video

Learn more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/picturesque-japanese-village-one-snowiest-places-planet-180967802/ and at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/734/