As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

When people picture Japan, Tokyo's neon avenues or Kyoto's temple paths usually dominate the imagination. Yet a quieter story is unfolding far away from the rush. More Americans are turning to rural ...

I was recently asked if it is better to move to the countryside in order to learn real Japanese. My answer was, "Wakaran!" ("I don't know!") I moved to a small island in the Seto Inland Sea in the ...

Following a Chinese blogger's constant praise of Japan's countryside, a large number of netizens on Chinese social media have responded by posting photos of their rural hometowns, showing tidy streets ...