Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional ...

Tokyo is great, but have you ever considered living in rural Japan? 🌿 In this video, I explain how I ended up buying land in ...

So without really intending it, writing about Japanese craft and food and rural life sort of became my niche.” “As I moved there to write about the community, I became a part of it—and ...

Drawn to the appeal of a slowly paced life in the Japanese countryside, some foreigners have settled down in the region. We follow Spanish photographer Tina Bagué as she captures images of fellow ...

Tiny box-shaped cars that look like toys move slowly on the roads, setting the pace of life in the far west of Honshu Island – a place that feels off the beaten path, making it one of Japan’s ...

This is a house with a greater mission than just providing a bed for the night. It offers guests the chance to experience everyday rural life in Japan, hosted by volunteers from the local community ...

The number of high school students in Japan is on the decline: Data from the education ministry. Many schools are being merged or closed due to a lack of students. Schools in some rural areas don ...

This is the Japan of rice farmers and fields ... In the 20th century the life of a rural hacker was a constant hunt for technological innovation. We scratched around for whatever we could find.

In response to the ongoing challenges posed by Japan’s shrinking population and aging rural demographics, the agriculture ministry is introducing a new initiative to dispatch corporate personnel ...