合掌造(日語:合掌造り)是指日本一種特殊的民宅形式,特色是以茅草覆蓋的屋頂,呈人字型的屋頂如同雙手合十一般,於是就被稱為「合掌」。合掌造為木造建築物,在興建的過程中完全不用釘子,但仍然十分牢固。合掌造每隔三、四十年就必須更換老朽的屋頂茅草。更換茅草需要大量人力,故每次有哪一家人的屋頂需要翻修,全村的人就會同心協力一起完成,這種合作方式稱為「結」(ゆい)。
The World Heritage Gokayama
Gokayama regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span... from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.
Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
世界著名文化遺產「白川鄉合掌屋」,位於日本歧阜縣白川鄉荻町
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