Enter the forest and gently brush the plants. Feel their warmth. Try chewing the leaves a bit and be surprised at the sweetness of the trees. In the Hida region, with its World Heritage sites, you can encounter nature that restores your mind and...
Since ancient times, the Japanese have devised ways to live comfortably in the humid summer and the cold and dry winter of their homeland. The lifestyle of the machiya residents is a perfect example of such ingenuity to enjoy the four seasons while...
Traditional Japanese housing is designed to cope with the extremes of summer weather in hot and humid climates. In other words, they are designed to live in harmony with the external environment by creating airy and open spaces. These houses also...