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Culture in Kumamoto

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Reigando Cave

Reigando Cave

Mandy Bartok

Visit the countryside cave where master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi meditated and crafted the famous Book of Five Rings

Kumamoto
Shirakawa Spring

Shirakawa Spring

Patty Hong

Shirakawa Suigen (Spring) located in the Minamiaso area of Kumamoto Prefecture is one of 100 top water spots in Japan.

Kumamoto
The Gardens of Mifune 8

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...

Kumamoto
Misumi Nishikou 6

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...

Kumamoto
Kyushu's Aso Shrine

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...

Kumamoto
A weekend in Mifune 9

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...

Kumamoto