Food JiccA Mandy Bartok Get an authentic taste of Thailand at Jicca, a restaurant serving curries and pad thai just a few steps from the Kumamoto Zoo...
Activities Old Town Yamaga Mandy Bartok Old Town Yamaga's main street - the Buzen Way - retains the feel of the Edo Period with its whitewashed rice storehouses and ...
Food Kaiseki at Senjuan Mandy Bartok You can find delicious kaiseki cuisine at ridiculously affordable prices in the out-of-the-way restaurant of Senjuan
Activities Kayaking in Soyo Gorge Yui Yamaguchi Soyo Gorge is the dividing line between Kumamoto and Miyazaki. All you can hear is the birds' tweeting and your paddling.
7 Arao Rice Planting Festival in Photos Mandy Bartok Kick off the rice planting season in Kyushu at the Arao Rice Planting Festival.
11 Nostalgia for the Western Sea Masayoshi Hirose Nostalgic Amakusa Islands in the western sea never cease to draw me back again and again.
Food Pain au Levain Mandy Bartok Pain au Levain is arguably one of Kumamoto's best bakeries, tucked out in the eastern part of the city just off the Kyushu ex...
11 Mt. Takagi in Late Winter Tristan Scholze Mt. Takagi in late winter makes for a pleasant drive or stroll among the grassy mountainsides of Aso's volcano caldera. Inclu...
8 Beautiful Mountain Stream Masayoshi Hirose Enjoy the beautiful mountain stream at Kikuchi Valley in Kumamoto and soothe your soul in Nature's dense greenery!
Accommodation Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune Hotel Sandra Isaka Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune is an amazing hotel in Kumamoto located on the edge of a cliff over the sea. Guests are welcomed by am...