Ogimachi, a hamlet that bears witness to Japanese rural life of ages past Ogimachi, a hamlet in Shirakawa-go with some sixty ...

When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old Japanese houses and a disused temple.

The thatched wooden house lies tucked away in a quiet area between ... Built with great technical skill, they have survived, largely forgotten, in rural areas throughout the country, despite ...