A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Japanese Rural Life Adventure Experience countryside living in Japanese Rural Life Adventure. "View the cherry blossoms in the spring, attend the festival ...
Stations, vacant properties and an old bus have been turned into tourist accommodation, giving rural communities new life With rural Japan experiencing severe depopulation, unstaffed railway stations ...
When people picture Japan, Tokyo's neon avenues or Kyoto's temple paths usually dominate the imagination. Yet a quieter story is unfolding far away from the rush. More Americans are turning to rural ...
Despite its rich history and beautiful landscapes, most settlements in rural Japan suffer from outmigration, aging, and depopulation. Known as chiiki okoshi kyouryoukutai, the LRC promises three years ...
"A Basketmaker in Rural Japan" 1994 11 minutes Made for the exhibition A Basketmaker in Rural Japan at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Funding from the Smithsonian Institution ...