One under-the-radar Japanese village — often overlooked due to its proximity to Himeji — offers visitors the chance to explore Kyoto-like architecture without the crowds: Tatsuno. Known as the ...

A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima, ...

As the Village of Donki approaches its first anniversary, the popular Japanese retailer is preparing a celebratory weekend ...

This is Ogawa Productions first major film from their Yamagata period They had already started photography on Magino Village A Tale ... in the very heart of the Japanese mountains Ogawa discovers ...

The surrounding coastal village of Ushimado has previously been at the centre of director Soda Kazuhiro's work, with Inland Sea and Oyster Factory documenting the erosion of its fishing industries ...

The village was originally rich with pastures for grazing cattle. A resort development project started in 1981 when the JR Sekisho Line opened. It was initially intended for Japanese tourists.