Although Japan's main attractions are usually associated with its big cities, there are still villages where you can enjoy ...

Noodles are made from flour that is the staple food of the area, so they can be made from wheat flour, mung bean flour, buckwheat flour, potato flour or rice flour. Chinese egg noodles, made with ...

Snow fell intermittently on the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture throughout January. In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.

One of the local culinary specialties is negi soba, in which a bowl of buckwheat noodles is served with ... Surrounded by ...

Mina Shirakawa spoke with Troy Gonzales of WrestleZone following her match at NJPW Royal Quest IV to discuss her ranking on this year’s PWI Women’s 250, her U.K. wrestling excursions, and her ...

De historische dorpen Shirakawa-go en Gokayama liggen in een bergachtig gebied dat lange tijd was afgesneden van de rest van de wereld. De dorpen – met huizen gebouwd in Gassho-stijl – hielden ...

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Rice vermicelli are thin, long form noodles made from rice grains (not to be confused with cellophane noodles, made from vegetable starch). Commonly used in Asian soups, salads and stir-fries ...