8 Culture Dekopon Country in Aso Kumamoto Bonson Lam In the plain country towards Mount Aso, there are orchards filled with the fragrance of Dekopon, one that is perfectly captur...
6 Culture Hifuri Shinji at Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Blazing torches light up the night at the annual Fire Swinging Festival near Kumamoto's volcanic Mt Aso
Culture Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei Mandy Bartok The immaculately restored Kyu-Hosokawa samurai residence is the perfect way to cap off a visit to nearby Kumamoto Castle
9 Culture Sakitsu Chapel Bell & Lookout Bonson Lam Sakitsu is a fishing port that stood still while the world changed 180 degrees. The Gothic style Cathedral was built in 1934,...
9 Culture Hosokawa Gyoubutei Mansion Eitetsu Terakado This historic house of a Japanese samurai in Kumamoto City has fine architecture, beautiful garden views, and museum pieces.
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...
Culture Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Explore the hidden home of the Heike Clan in the mountains of Gokanosho in southern Kumamoto Prefecture
