14 Kamakura's Hase Temple in January Larry Knipfing Kamakura's Hase Temple in January, just on the edge of autumn and the coming spring.
Food Bistro ING Mandy Bartok Bistro ING serves traditional curries and tasty set meals in a cozy cafe near Sojo University in Kumamoto City.
Accommodation Yamanaka Campground in Mitsuse Tristan Scholze Yamanaka Campground in the village of Mitsuse, Saga, lies at the base of the hikable Mt. Kana and near some excellent cafes.
10 Aso Shrine's Monzen Shopping Street Sandra Isaka In Kumamoto, Aso Shrine's Monzen Shopping Street is a lovely pedestrian-only traditional street lined with tasty restaurants,...
9 Kaminoshima Church in Nagasaki Masayoshi Hirose Kaminoshima Church in Nagasaki with a pure-white statue of the Virgin Mary. Learn the history of Christian martyrdom in Japan...
Shopping Mikawachi Porcelain Neal Dang The 400-year tradition of Mikawachi porcelain lives on in this Nagasaki village. Mikawachi ceramics feature blue artwork and ...
Culture Mifune Machinaka Gallery Yui Yamaguchi This house was renovated in 2014, having originally been built in the Edo Period (1603-1868) for the Hayashida family. They m...
Beauty & Spa Takegawara Onsen Bradford Pomeroy Takegawara Onsen is a Meiji Period onsen (hot spring) where you can enjoy both a sand bath (where you're buried up to your ne...
Accommodation Beppu Kamenoi Hotel Bradford Pomeroy The comfortable and convenient Kamenoi Hotel in Beppu is a 4-minute walk from JR Beppu Station in the downtown area near onse...
6 Asoji Yui Yamaguchi Asoji is where people in the know come for tanaka meshi. a traditional rice dish with pickled vegetables.
