Manga and anime creators love to use real-life locations as inspiration, and fans can actually visit these iconic anime ...

Located in Central Japan in the Hokuriku region, Toyama is an unhurried destination filled to the brim with idyllic scenery, ...

© F.Eveleens, via Wikipedia under CC BY 3.0 While these modern homes remain influential in contemporary residential design, they also—perhaps unexpectedly—laid ...

A UNESCO World Heritage site, Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which resemble hands in prayer. These traditional thatched-roof homes are particularly stunning in winter when ...

In 1995, Shirakawa-go together with Gokayama (In Toyama Prefecture) was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Cultural Heritage).Renowned for its distinctive architecture, natural environment, ...

In particular, scenic regions such as Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Takayama, and Shirakawa-go are seeing this rise in demand. *Trip.Best is an AI-curated travel list on Trip.com that helps global travellers find ...

The next day, I head deeper into the mountains to visit the village of Shirakawa-go. Here, the practice of community roof rethatching has earned it UNESCO recognition. The peaked building style is ...

It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya.View on euronews ...

Less than two weeks into his second term, President Trump ordered a review of U.S. membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO, based on how it ...

As Singapore and Malaysia prepare to nominate the street parade for Unesco’s intangible cultural ... receptive as these shows help the students go from theory to practical and visual to ...

The government of Japan and UNESCO have signed a $750,000 project that is aimed at combating Ghana's increasing water-related disasters, including severe floods and droughts. Dubbed "Strengthening ...