6 Culture Yatsushiro Castle Ruins Eitetsu Terakado The Yatsushiro Castle Ruins are a great place for taking a walk and resting. There's also a shrine.
6 Culture Cosmos in the Kumamoto countryside Mandy Bartok The arrival of autumn signals the blooming of cosmos on the slopes of Mt Aso and the surrounding hills. These pink and fuschi...
6 Culture Fujisaki Hachimangu Grand Festival Mandy Bartok Autumn in Kumamoto is welcomed with horse chasing, horns and dancing in the streets at the annual Fujisaki Hachiman Grand Shr...
Culture Former Residence of Lafcadio Hearn Judith Mikami When walking the streets of Matsue, you might notice the image of a Westerner on signs, and some quotes engraved on stone pla...
7 Culture Kumamoto Castle in Spring Nicole Bauer We were really lucky, it was a beautiful day. So instead of spending our time inside the castle museum, we took our time to e...
7 Culture Yamaga Toro Roman Festival 2014 Mandy Bartok Arguably one of Kumamoto's more picturesque festivals, Yamaga's Toro Roman Matsuri involves a month long celebration marked b...
6 Culture Views of Kumamoto Castle Eitetsu Terakado Castle in Kumamoto that is 400 years old built by Kato Kiyomasa. You can see the city and nature from the obesrvatory at the ...
6 Culture Ryuo Shrine Eitetsu Terakado Shrine with very cool dragon-shaped designs located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. There are rumors that your wishes come true if y...
Culture Kameman Sake Brewery Tsunagi Yui Yamaguchi Kameman Kura or sake brewery was established in 1916, and the current master is the fourth generation owner. As sake is brewe...
Culture Sakura-no-baba Josaien Mandy Bartok Learn about the origins of Kumamoto's castle town at Sakuranobaba Josaien, an Edo-themed complex full of displays, restaurant...