More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Shufuan Shufuan was built in 1781 as a residence by Hirose Gekka, a haiku poet and member of the wealthy, local merchant family of Hiro...

24 Eyes ( Nijyushi no Hitomi ) was one of the most popular Japanese movies ever. The original was made in 1955 and was set in an element...

Coming into Kawahira I stopped in to explore the old abandoned school There are hundreds and hundreds of abandoned schools in the countrysid...

Following an email conversation about old schools in Japan I dug out this photo. Its the Fukiya Elementary School in northern Okayama Prefec...

On Sunday we drove up into the mountains to the village of Atoichi where we found a wonderful example of an old, wooden school building. It ...