The Gassho-style houses found in the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are rare examples of their kind in Japan. Located in a river valley surrounded by the rugged high-mountain Chubu ...

In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters of snow accumulated on the rooftops. These houses are designed to withstand the ...

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Japanese onsens -- bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures -- are a major domestic industry beloved by both locals and tourists. Hoshino ...

As of 2023, Japan had more than 9 million "akiyas" — empty houses — according to government data, with some of these properties going for less than $10,000. These homes, often abandoned and ...

Hannah Kirshner owns Japanese Kominka houses in Yamanaka, Ishikawa Prefecture. While she lived in a rented apartment for the first few years, an empty old house nearby caught her eye. It took ...

It's no secret that Japan is experiencing overtourism ... The village of a mere 30 thatched-roof houses has scarcely changed ...

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Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...