the city of Takayama is situated in Japan's Gifu Prefecture. Its principal draw is the Sanmachi Suji area (pictured), where many Edo-period buildings have been preserved. There are sake breweries and ...

Michael Hurley, a beloved underground singer-songwriter who emerged in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s, has died at age 83. “It is with a resounding sadness that the Hurley family ...

Michael Hurley, the singer-songwriter who emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and became an influential outsider artist, has died. He was 83. In addition to releasing over 30 ...

This village ... To reach Hida Furukawa from Tokyo, hop on a Shinkansen to Nagoya, which takes an hour and forty minutes. Then change to the Takayama Main Line, and ride for another two hours ...