Discover Nagoro, Japan’s eerie yet heartwarming Scarecrow Village, where over 350 life-size dolls outnumber residents.

This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root called konjac.

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Spend the night in a traditional boathouse, indulge in local eats like yellowtail and oysters, and enjoy cultural festivals in this coastal Japanese village.

Nestled deep in the remote Iya Valley on Japan’s Shikoku Island, the tiny village of Nagoro tells a haunting yet heartwarming story of loss, creativity, and resilience. This village will give you ...

Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map. Villages ...

As depopulation deepens around the world, a small village in Japan turns to puppets to stitch their community back together. Ichinono is only one of several “doll villages” in Japan where life-sized ...

The first time I visited Japan's premier ski resort on the northernmost island of Hokkaido, I overheard a conversation on the lifts. Just as my siblings and I were praising the incredible powder, ...

Got a scenic (and, ideally, free) trip to Japan on your 2025 vision board? You can get just that at this year's Summer Festival at Japan Village, the Industry City food court slash love letter to all ...