Culture Yoshinogari Koen, Saga Georgina Young One of the oldest historical sites in Japan, an ancient Yayoi period village and its culture comes alive at Yoshinogari Histo...
Culture Kakiemon Pottery Showroom Miriam Thielen Vaz Dias Kakiemon is a tradition of potters, starting with Sakaida Kakiemon and currently managed by his fourteenth descendant, who is...
16 Culture A (Very) Rustic Ceramics Factory Tristan Scholze Photo tour of an old and passing ceramics factory in the little pottery town of Arita, Saga, Japan. An anti-modern countrysid...
Food Café Restaurant Warokuya Mandy Bartok Take a break from bathing and fill up on curry and parfaits at Cafe Restaurant Warokuya in Kurokawa Onsen
6 Culture Honmaru Goten Palace Mandy Bartok Kumamoto Castle's Honmaru Goten Palace showcases beautifully painted walls and screens, recently restored to their former glory
Culture Kanzeon-ji Buddhist Temple Tony Mariani A temple built to honor Empress Saimei and home to a National Treasure
Food Bunmeido Castella Shop Mandy Bartok Finish any meal in Nagasaki with a castella cake from Bunmeido, one of the city's most famous confectioners
Food Nagasaki's Chinatown Alena Eckelmann Nagasaki's Chinatown, home of Nagasaki's famous noodle dishes - champon and sara udon