I used to live here—not in Gokayama but in Toyama—when I was a child, about 30 years ago. Since it's a world heritage site, I recommended that she visit. I just wanted her to see this rare and ancient atmosphere.
Nice. Yesterday, we visited the Oyama shrine in Kanazawa. There was a statue holding a rock in his back. We googled and tried to find its meaning in Wikipedia, but the translation was weird. Do you know what the inside is?
It's called ″Horo″ in Japanese. In Kanji, it means "mother's clothes." By stretching fabric over a framework made of whale bones, it becomes like a balloon, protecting the Shogun's body from arrows attacking from behind.
Wow! Your explanation is much better to understand. Can you fix the Wikipedia description? LOL