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 ...

I hear all these stories of it being really hard for foreigners to rent properties in Japan, but because I'm in a small town, everything is based on who you can get to vouch for you. I’ve never ...