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...
8 Culture The Gardens of Mifune Bonson Lam It's time to smell the flowers. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, but Kumamoto Prefecture in May is a wonderful place t...
6 Culture Misumi Nishikou Yui Yamaguchi Misumi Nishikou or West Port has been nominated as a World Heritage Site as a part of Kyushu & Yamaguchi for its contribution...
Culture Kyushu's Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Aso Shrine - boasting one of the largest gates at a shrine anywhere in Japan - is an oft-overlooked stop in Aso town in Kuma...
Culture Kumamoto Castle's Micro-Lordship Takako Sakamoto Kumamoto Castle has introduced a new fund raising system called, "Micro Lordship System", and has been raising donations from...
9 Culture A weekend in Mifune Bonson Lam Mifune is old time Kumamoto. A place where time slows down. Where Persimmon trees sway in the breeze, and the soft sunlight c...
6 Culture Yabusame at Kumamoto Castle Mandy Bartok A yabusame event involving Japanese archers on horseback is held every year on the grounds outside Kumamoto Castle as part of...
