9 Culture Hydrangeas at Senko-ji Mandy Bartok Senkoji Temple in Kurume welcomes visitors each June with thousands of hydrangea bushes.
7 Culture Yamaga Toro Roman Festival 2014 Mandy Bartok Arguably one of Kumamoto's more picturesque festivals, Yamaga's Toro Roman Matsuri involves a month long celebration m..
Food Pizzeria Appetito Mandy Bartok Pizzera Appetito serves up some of the best slices this side of Italy in their wood-burning pizza oven in central Okayama.
Activities Marvel at the Usuki Stone Buddhas Mandy Bartok Over 60 stone buddha statues dating from over a thousand years ago are carved into the cliffs outside of Usuki town in eastern Oita..
Food Sakuramichi Mandy Bartok Set meals made from traditional Japanese ingredients are on offer at Sakuramichi, a restaurant tucked away in the corner of th..
Activities Takasakiyama Monkey Park Mandy Bartok Three troops of Japanese macaques call Mt Takasaki, just outside Oita City, their home and regularly come down to food, play and..
Culture Ikebana at Ami Kyoto Mandy Bartok A single bloom. A knobby twig, A stalk of leaves, perfectly arranged in a ceramic bowl. If you've traveled around Japan for..
Culture Toronagashi in Sasebo Mid Aug The souls of Sasebo's departed are guided back to their eternal rest by lanterns set afloat on the Sasebo River on the final..