Nagoro, in Japan’s Iya Valley, has fewer than 30 human residents and more than 350 handmade scarecrow dolls — each one made by a single woman, Tsukimi Ayano, to replace neighbors who died or moved ...

Hidden within the mountains of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, Ouchi-juku is a remarkably well-preserved Edo-era post town where time seems to stand still. Once a vital rest stop along the Shimotsuke ...