Snowy wonderland of Shirakawa-go In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters of snow accumulated on the rooftops.

Why did Kyoto’s founders choose this specific location? From natural defenses provided by surrounding hills to the strategic ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.

The DMZ is 2.4 miles wide and centers on a demarcation line that extends for 151 miles between the Yellow Sea and the East Sea (or Sea of Japan). The DMZ represents a strange combination of peace ...

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Cloudy with a high of 69 °F (20.6 °C) and a 67% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. Night - Scattered showers with a 82% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be ...

Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan's civilization dates as far back as 30,000 years. Today, the archipelago seamlessly blends its rich history with its ultra-modern present. And while its ...

The Department of Geography integrates social and environmental sciences with the power of geospatial analysis to understand our complex world and to plan a sustainable future. Diverse faculty help ...

Parks provide deep value to urban residents, but the distribution of those services is unclear. This study finds that US urban residents have unequal access to the crucial environmental, social ...

The programme provides a solid grounding in geography and economics, building your knowledge in mathematical and statistical analysis. This will equip you with a range of transferable skills for your ...

By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s governing party lost its majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as voters delivered an emphatic rejection of the ...

While Portugal, Japan, and China each had four villages on the 2023 list. In Europe, Andorra’s Ordino was praised for its ...