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Culture in Kumamoto

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Moomin: The Art and The Story

Moomin: The Art and The Story

Kim

A special exhibition taking place at the Kumamoto City Museum of Contemporary Art looks into the art and the story behind the...

Kumamoto
Shimomiya Shrine

Shimomiya Shrine

Ekaterina Bespyatova

Shimomiya Shrine in Aso might seem small and unremarkable, but it's home to a unique Shinto ritual that is classified as Impo...

Kumamoto
Manda Coal Mine

Manda Coal Mine

Yui Yamaguchi

The winds of modernization came to Arao with the onset of the industrial revolution. Its appetite for fuel culminated with th...

Kumamoto