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,...
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...
6 Asoji Yui Yamaguchi Asoji is where people in the know come for tanaka meshi. a traditional rice dish with pickled vegetables.
6 Ancient Lotus Garden Mandy Bartok Come early to catch the delicate lotus flowers open to the sun at the Ancient Lotus Garden outside Yamaga in rural Kumamoto.
Food The Keystone Garden Yui Yamaguchi The Keystone Garden is set in a picture postcard setting east of Kumamoto, with an inventive menu that features several signa...
Tamana Iris Festival Mandy Bartok Over 66,000 purple irises in several varieties bloom in the Takaseura River in late May to early June during the Tamana Iris ...
6 Irises at Shohinken Mandy Bartok Early June is the perfect time to catch irises in bloom at the Shohinken in Yatsushiro.
Activities Yatsushiro Municipal Museum Mandy Bartok Architecture buffs will love the fluid appearance of Yatsushiro Municipal Museum, designed by famed architect Toyo Ito.
6 Yatsushiro Castle's Historic Ruins Mandy Bartok Dream of the feudal age on a walk through the grounds of the Yatsushiro castle ruins in southern Kumamoto Prefecture.
