400 years ago, a stitching technique called sashiko surged among working rural ... this unique art, we talked with lifelong sashiko artisan Atsushi Futatsuya. To learn more about Japanese shashiko ...

As a student, she had visited other rural areas in Japan being revitalized through the creative use of their akiya as part of efforts to attract new residents. But at the time, she says ...

Drawn to the appeal of a slowly paced life in the Japanese countryside, some foreigners have settled down in the region. We follow Spanish photographer Tina Bagué as she captures images of fellow ...