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This Sacred Village In Japan Has Unmatched Views And Eight Pristine Ponds Fed By Mount Fuji's Snowmelt
As part of the Mount Fuji UNESCO Heritage Site, this sacred Japanese village offers tranquil ponds, historic shrines, and the ...
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Japan's countryside wonders: Villages you need to visit
Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses ...
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In the Japanese Alps, these villages preserve a one-of-a-kind architecture
These villages in western Japan, in the mountains of Honshu, are standing representatives of an entire chapter of Japanese rural history and tradition that still lives on. This is an opportunity ...
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As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...
Here's what locals love about Japan
From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...
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Triangular Roofs Bring People Together: Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture is one of Japan's snowiest regions ... Come and visit a mountain village that appears to be frozen in time.
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The Mountain Spirit of Shiiba Village
This is the field we burned this year.