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Kyushu's Aso Shrine

Kyushu's Aso Shrine

Mandy Bartok

Aso Shrine - boasting one of the largest gates at a shrine anywhere in Japan - is an oft-overlooked stop in Aso town in  Kumam..

Kumamoto
Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei

Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei

Mandy Bartok

The immaculately restored Kyu-Hosokawa samurai residence is the perfect way to cap off a visit to nearby Kumamoto Castle

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Sakura-no-baba Josaien

Sakura-no-baba Josaien

Mandy Bartok

Learn about the origins of Kumamoto's castle town at Sakuranobaba Josaien, an Edo-themed complex full of displays, restaurants..

Kumamoto
Kokuzo Shrine 12

Kokuzo Shrine

Ekaterina Bespyatova

Kokuzo shrine is featured in the Engishiki, a thousand-year-old book from the Heian period. It's one of the oldest shrines in..

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