Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are known for their traditional gasshō-zukuri farmhouses, which have steep thatched roofs that ... into rural life in Japan, and many of the houses have been converted ...

Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish will be housed ... in the West 1 Housing & Dining Development, all eight language houses will be under one roof. Read the story ...