Runners crossing Sydney Harbour with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House in view

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Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road is home to the ‘Eight Scenic Views of Jadani’, a series of scenic valleys and beautiful waterfalls appearing one after another. These amidst the remarkable lush greenery are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated at the foot of Mt. Haku-san in northwest Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Over a hundred traditional thatched roof houses stand together in this quiet mountain village surrounded by rice fields.

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