Activities Holiday Illuminations at Hilltop Mandy Bartok Missing Christmas? Head to the Saishunkan Hilltop campus in Kumamoto for a massive display of holiday illuminations
Activities Yatsushiro Municipal Museum Mandy Bartok Architecture buffs will love the fluid appearance of Yatsushiro Municipal Museum, designed by famed architect Toyo Ito.
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..
Activities Tatsuda Nature Park Mandy Bartok Walk in the footsteps of the Hosokawa family in the Tatsuda Nature Park, their former property and site of their graves.
Activities Fruit Picking Fun in Kumamoto Kathryn Wortley There’s nothing sweeter than picking fruit just for you and eating it right away, perched on a crate in the orchard. At least,..
Activities Shohinken Teahouse and Garden Mandy Bartok The Shohinken teahouse and garden in central Yatsushiro is a beautiful example of Edo era architecture and garden design.
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.
Sports & Fitness Kagoshima to Fukuoka by motorbike Steve Leavett-Brown Riding with the elements and darting smoke in Sakurajima, Kagoshima and Mount Aso in Kumamoto