Today we are deep in the mountains of Japan and exploring a once-hidden valley rich with onsen hotsprings. An area that was once a secret spot in Japan used by warriors to hide out and rest~ Will ...

Shiiba, one of Japan's three ... in this secluded village have preserved their traditional landscapes and ancient practices like slash-and-burn farming, hunting, as well as mountain worship.

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 ...

It was home to Fujisengen Shrine, which served as the gateway to a mountain trail ... Subashiri became legendary, a village laid to waste by Japan's most famous natural wonder.

In this paper, I examined the governance to regenerate underused natural resources by a case study on semi-natural grassland, called “Uenohara,” in Fujiwara District located in a Japanese mountain ...