The ancient tradition of “murahachibu,” ostracizing community members as punishment, gets a contemporary twist in Hideo Jojo’s slow-burn thriller.
The Week US on MSN3mon
The Japanese villages where time stood stillThatched roofs were once a common sight in the Japanese countryside ... these hamlets share about 120 traditional wooden ...
Hosted on MSN5mon
In Japan’s ageing countryside, some villages face extinctionSure enough, their front door onto what was once the bustling high street is one of only a few draped with the traditional ... many houses lie abandoned. In Japanese, such dwellings are called ...
Condé Nast Traveler on MSN5d
Why I Moved: For a Life in a Misty Mountain Town in Rural JapanWriter Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...
Literally translated “kominka” means old traditional Japanese house, but think massive wooden ... plans to rejuvenate kominka in the Japanese countryside for use as “minpaku” private ...
The Jaffrey Civic Center will present the fifth program in this season’s “Stories to Share” series on Friday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. The speaker will be longtime woodworker Paul ...
Minimalistic Hovering Cabin appears to be floating. The use of natural materials and raised platform minimizes a threat to ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback