Festivals Toyama/Gifu Fair at Futako-Tamagawa Tom Roseveare Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the World Heritage registration of Shirakawa-go... 's Mt Goka thatched roof house village, Gifu and Toyama prefectures
7 Culture Crafts in Oku-Aizu Kotaro Toda mountain valleys and lakes, this area consists of several small town and villages... that include; Yanaizu Town, Mishima Town, Kaneyama Town, Showa Village
Culture Historic Nara Sites Aim to Join UNESCO List Kim Bergström Jan 29, 2025 landmarks like Kyoto’s Kinkaku-ji, the iconic Mount Fuji, and the historic villages... of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama.
Culture Kanii Jinja Gary Luscombe Kanii-jinja is a very small Shinto shrine in the village of Amami in southern... gate is set back slightly from the narrow lane that winds up into the village
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes located all around this small
Historical The Historical Sankeien Garden Rey Waters It was originally built in the small village of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture... I had the privilege to visit this UNESCO World Heritage village a few years
Gardens & Parks The Nihon Minkaen in Kawasaki Elena Lisina They include traditional farmhouses with straw roofs from the Shirakawago... houses, merchant houses, houses from post towns, houses from fishing villages
Culture Akita: Gastronomy and Onsen Tiffany Aguilar Tamagawa Hot Spring Village Tamagawa Hot Spring Village consists... Oga Hot Spring Village Located a one hour drive north of
