The Gassho-style houses found in the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are rare examples of their ... rare examples of Gassho-style houses, a unique farmhouse style that makes use of ...

In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters of snow accumulated on the rooftops. These houses are designed to withstand the ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here ... in Shirakawa-go in five years.

For many in the design world, the chickens have come home to roost for the typical modern farmhouse. Shiplap walls, black ...

The house style trend that’s been dominating the past few years is called “Modern Farmhouse.” In truth, farmhouses have never been known for their modernity. Farmhouses are loved for their ...

The House Ag Committee recently released and approved their initial version of the long-awaited 2024 Farm Bill ... Neiffer says that while some may go up slightly more than others, almost all ...

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skynesher / Getty Images "House poor" is a term used to describe a person who spends a large proportion of their total income on homeownership, including mortgage payments, property taxes ...

“It was pretty much 100 percent pure the whole time,” he says. Dickerson’s house escaped the intense wildfire smoke because of one crucial decision he and his partner made when renovating ...

Tim Bennetton Architects has designed the New Farm House in Queensland, Australia. This project is an inner-city oasis that embraces the long, sloping site on which it sits, by designing less ...

If so, choose a farm of 500 homes. Some neighborhoods are already dominated by another real estate agent. You increase the chances of a homeowner calling you if there’s not already a “go-to ...

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and ...