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

Small town Japan is dying. It Has been for some time now. Millions of abandoned homes, and youth flocking from the Japanese countryside to the big cities like Tokyo. But that's not the WHOLE ...

Travellers are spoilt for choice in Japan — whether a first-timer to the country or a repeat visitor, try these alternative ...

Discover what it’s like for foreigners to live in Kofu, a small Japanese town. From community dynamics to cultural adaptation ...

a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products and we can’t turn a profit. We’ll go under.

according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. In May, Fujikawaguchiko, a small town at the base of Mount Fuji, had to erect a large black net to block the view of a popular photo spot ...

A Japanese hot spring town popular with tourists ... with tourists jostling for prime spots in the small town that was never designed to accommodate crowds of this magnitude.