Anime set in rural environments offer a refreshing change of pace from urban settings, showcasing different sides of Japan. Shows like Mushi-Shi and Non Non Biyori highlight the simple life and ...

surprisegardening1108. Peaceful Country Life in Rural Japan with My Husband. Posted: March 26, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. Experience the serenity of rural Japan as we embrace simple ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s found a community and made a home.

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being ...

Fifteen years after Japan initiated efforts to attract younger people to rural areas, researchers assess its impact and the lessons it offers for global rural revitalization policies.

With the peculiarities of country life humorously contrasted against a city-dweller fish out of water, this anime set in rural Japan presents an island arc of growth, discovery, and charm. Ad 2 .

When I became an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), I was assigned to work in Shimane—the second least-populated prefecture in Japan. Moving here taught me that life in Japan’s inaka (countryside) is ...

Japanese Rural Life Adventure is what it says on the tin — it’s a 16-bit-style farming sim that takes place in the countryside, and it’s filled with hallmarks of the genre: You leave the ...

In July 2017, Covian and his wife Chiyoko moved from North Carolina to Japan due to his job with the United States government. The initial idea was to return to the United States after some time ...

Like most rural towns in Japan, it has an aging population, so anyone under the age of 50 knows each other. So, yeah, there are just not that many new people to meet.