Accommodation Kumamoto’s Farm Stay Program Kathryn Wortley What better way to get to know someone’s culture and way of life than to live, work and have fun with them? That's why Hit..
12 Culture 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..
Culture Kumamoto Castle Restoration Update Yui Yamaguchi Oct 29, 2018 Kumamoto City Government is planning to complete reconstruction of the outside of the castle tower by March 2021. It will be opened..
8 Shopping Hitoyoshi Onsen Bussankan Yui Yamaguchi Drop in to Hitoyoshi Osen Bussankan, where you can purchase Hitoyoshi's local produce such as Kuma-jochu and green tea, as well..
Area Kumamoto City Kumamoto City brims with history with Kumamoto Castle, standing since the 13th century, located here. Along with Himeji and Matsumoto Castles, Kumamoto Castle is considered a top-three castle..
Activities Unzen Amakusa National Park Bonson Lam The Unzen-Amakusa National Park is located between Nagasaki and Kumamoto, in the south western island of Kyushu. Framed on three..
6 Culture Katashiwa Inari Shrine Bonson Lam The shrines made be dressed with black banners and the maidens warming the crowds with sake, but do the sparrows and crows know..
Activities Aso Farmland Health Challenge Hall Yui Yamaguchi Your body age can be evaluated by the machines that looked like a retro TV set, with larger than life candy coloured buttons, panels..