The village of Takigahara, in Japan’s rural Ishikawa prefecture, sits in a valley along a river. In the summer, bright green ...

This anime set in rural Japan explores human and spirit connections ... nestled amongst lush rice fields and epic mountain views. Urban transplant Hotaru learns to embrace the slower pace and ...

Because of the shrinking population and internal migration, Japan has millions of unoccupied houses in rural areas ... and then they all go out to their fields and meet each other on the way ...

The imbalance between rural and urban Japan has been recognized by both national ... the work centered around turning the abandoned paddy fields surrounding the house into fertile land to grow ...

Due south, in Toyama Prefecture, Ainokura stands like a mirage with some 20 thatched-roof farmhouses, conjuring rural Japan from centuries ... From its low-lying tea fields to its wind-swept ...

This is the Japan of rice farmers and fields, fresh fish and wild boar ... In the 20th century the life of a rural hacker was a constant hunt for technological innovation. We scratched around ...

But rural Shiga provided her with some ... Most of the paintings Filatova has produced in Japan feature rice paddies. A rice field against a backdrop of dark green mountains.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. RCC Perspectives No. 3, 2014 Sustainability at Dead-Ends: The Future ... Sustainability at Dead-Ends: The Future of Hope in Rural Japan This is the ...

OYAMA, Japan -- Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly ...