UTSUMI AKIKO, FOR LOTS OF LOST WINDOWS, PHOTO BY T ... there’s a push to entice young Japanese creatives to revive communities in the countryside. On the Goto Islands, Goto Retreat was designed ...

A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he ...

Sharing this through a photo essay offers a beautiful way to preserve and showcase not only the Obon festival itself but also the rich cultural heritage of Japan’s countryside. Through this ...

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in a country that is rapidly ageing and which has seen a steady migration of younger people leaving the countryside for the big cities. It is a population crisis that Japan has been grappling with ...