pastoral countryside. Many iconic anime set in rural Japan showcase these rural areas and the rich nature, culture, and characters that can be found there. From the misty mountains of Princess ...

Abandoned houses are a common sight in the Japanese countryside, as younger generations ... best part of the guesthouse is its closeness to nature. "What I like about the traditional house is ...

The country is also encouraging this trend; there’s a push to entice young Japanese creatives to revive communities in the countryside. On the Goto Islands, Goto Retreat was designed by the late ...

Opting to instead book a Hokuriku Arch Pass, visitors will have easy access to Japan’s countryside, to paddies, Alps, roaring waterways and wide woodlands scattered across Honshu. Partake in ...

The good news is that, although Japan’s already hugely populated cities are busier than ever, the stunning countryside still ... be at one with the island’s nature. Turn your phone off and ...

Stripped bare, rusting and deserted, these abandoned Japanese hospitals ... He said: 'The photos were taken at several different hospitals, ranging from countryside clinics in beautiful mansions ...

Photographer Takehito Miyatake believes that nature photography is similar to Japanese poetry, or Waka, as both are capable of expressing the scope and possibilities of nature by showing how ...

Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside ... helped shape a creative response to nature often very different to the West.

As Japan’s major metropolitan areas grow in ... Still, the usual problems of living in the countryside remain: an aging society, and access to high-quality education and medical services ...