This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root called konjac.

If the Alps and Rockies call you every winter, but you want a new snowy adventure, this ski resort in Japan boasts ...

Some places in the world have a unique way of blending myth and reality. “There’s a village where even the government warns ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional Japanese architecture: thatched cottages with sloping roofs, designed to ...

NAGORO, Japan (Reuters) - Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The life-sized straw doll resembled her father, so she made more.

It’s the valley of the dolls. Quite literally. According to National Geographic, the village of Nagoro, Japan (called “Kakashi no Sato” or “Scarecrow Village”) has a total of 350 dolls in comparison ...

Two fishing villages in Hokkaido are vying to host the final storage facility for half a century of Japanese nuclear waste, splitting communities between those seeking investment to stop the towns ...

NANMOKU, Japan — This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root ...

It’s the valley of the dolls. Quite literally. According to National Geographic, the village of Nagoro, Japan (called “Kakashi no Sato” or “Scarecrow Village”) has a total of 350 dolls in comparison ...

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