Today the sprawling 81-acre grounds house 150 private and rustic-chic hales, traditional Hawaiian bungalows capped by recycled plastic thatched roofs. The new design of the resort was masterminded ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.