The couple was told that the house in Japan had been vacant for 12 years and had served as a sake brewery until the early 1900s.

Literally translated “kominka” means old traditional Japanese house, but think massive wooden ... has announced plans to rejuvenate kominka in the Japanese countryside for use as “minpaku ...

It was in Mitocho, a small town near Masuda city, where they found the perfect akiya — a traditional Japanese house constructed ... where their jobs are based. They plan to continue splitting ...