The ancient tradition of “murahachibu,” ostracizing community members as punishment, gets a contemporary twist in Hideo Jojo’s slow-burn thriller.

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

Thatched roofs were once a common sight in the Japanese countryside ... these hamlets share about 120 traditional wooden ...

Sure 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 ...

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 ...