By SHUHEI YAMASHITA/ Staff Writer
December 21, 2019 at 08:00 JST
A view of a drill to defend the gassho-zukuri buildings from blazes with curtains of water sprayed from cannons on Oct. 27. (Shuhei Yamashita)
SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--When a fire broke out in a cottage at a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site here in November, residents' cooperation and quick response from firefighters stopped the blaze from spreading, averting a disaster. [Read More]
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