Tokyo is great, but have you ever considered living in rural Japan? 🌿 In this video, I explain how I ended up buying land in ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Before arriving in Japan in 2007, I studied medieval history ... I've always been more comfortable living in a rural setting, and, after 15 years in Osaka, I was ready to say goodbye to city ...

Living it Slow in Rural Japan This time, we discover the enchanting natural landscape of Miyama in Kyoto Prefecture. Drawn to the appeal of a slowly paced life in the Japanese countryside, some ...

Share Yoko Era and husband traded their office jobs for a life in rural Asuka in Japan in 2005, drawn to farming as a way of getting closer to local produce. Today, the couple makes a living not ...

The average salary in Tokyo is ¥6.12 million. Does that ring true for you? Where do you fit in Japan's thriving capital?

Proponents of a uniform national minimum wage emphasize that the cost of living is about the same in urban and rural areas ... to a report compiled by the Japan Research Institute of Labor ...

There are so many writers in New York, it can be a bit of a struggle to carve out space, whereas there aren't that many writers writing in English who are living in rural Japan. So without really ...