people rebuilt the houses in a unified and stronger design. Now despite its resilient character, the village faces a problem that is widespread in Japan: a severely ageing population. Most people ...

When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up historic thatched houses. Tourists in the ...

Thirty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire triggered ... Subashiri became legendary, a village laid to waste by Japan's most famous natural wonder. Subashiri Village was located in the present ...

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are two traditional mountain villages located in the Shogawa river valley ...

The village was originally rich with pastures for grazing cattle. A resort development project started in 1981 when the JR Sekisho Line opened. It was initially intended for Japanese tourists.