There's a pretty heartbreaking reason a village in Japan is home to almost more human-sized puppets compared to people.

Nestled in the mountainous region of Gokayama, the village of Ainokura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its “gassho-zukuri” houses, a type of architecture typically Japanese ...

Luye Shinto Shrine, which some English-language sources refer to as Shikano Shrine, is a replica of the one that stood near ...

With fewer than 60 people living in the Japanese village ofIchinono, and a majority past retirement age, residents have installed handcrafted stuffed mannequins to recreate the once bustling ...

Workers in Japan's western prefecture of Kochi are making ... The brown sugar from Geisei Village is notable for its lighter color. Locally grown sugarcane is mainly used for the village's specialty.