6 Shirakawa Springs in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Shirakawa Springs on the southern slopes of Mt Aso.
Culture Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Explore the hidden home of the Heike Clan in the mountains of Gokanosho in southern Kumamoto Prefecture
9 ホールスクエア Yui Yamaguchi ホールスクエアは食品商社、丸菱の直営店で、和菓子・洋菓子の材料や調理器具、海外の食材、ワイン、ハム、チーズ、地元野菜など、珍しいものが手に入る。お店の中ほどにはワインバーもあるので、チーズやハムをつまみながらワインを楽しむことができる。
8 Sunset at Okoshiki Beach Masayoshi Hirose Seeing Nagabeta Causeway and Okoshiki Mud Flats in Uto city was a dream come true, and it was as wonderful as I expected - ma...
9 Kumamoto's Rice Paddies in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn brings brilliant colors to Kumamoto's rice paddies, writes Mandy Bartok, JapanTravel's correspondent in Kumamoto. From...
Culture Mifune Dinosaur Museum Mandy Bartok Mifune's Dinosuar Museum pays homage to the town's ancient residents with fossils from the Cretaceous Period.
6 Toukagen Sichuan Restaurant Yui Yamaguchi Normally the oily and spicy flavors of Sichuan cuisine is best enjoyed in a big group, but at Tokagen the kaiseki lunch cours...
Food Tre Passo Pizzeria Mandy Bartok Italian pizzas, pastas and salads come with killer mountain views at the new Tre Passo restaurant just outside the spa town o...
Shopping A Trip to Kumamon Square Yui Yamaguchi Exceptionally popular icon from Kumamoto, Kumamon is extremely busy, appearing on TV and exhibitions, as well as visiting sch...
13 Activities Cycling in Mifune Bonson Lam With wildflowers swaying in the breeze, green frogs in the grass and pleasant level roads, the countryside between Mifune and...
