Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its ...

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

A school often serves as a natural community hub, but schools are closing all over rural Japan. Since the early 20th century, ...

Due to the rapidly aging population and limited income opportunities, many people have had to leave Hagi and other rural communities ... overlooked by Japan’s famous cities.

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] Although cinemas are increasingly becoming things of the past in rural ... town of 43,500 has only deepened. [2] According to the Japan ...

“It’s a small town of about 8,000 people. Like most rural towns in Japan, it has an aging population, so anyone under the age of 50 knows each other. So, yeah, there are just not that many new ...