6 Historical Honmaru Goten Palace Mandy Bartok Kumamoto Castle's Honmaru Goten Palace showcases beautifully painted walls and screens, recently restored to their former glory..
Historical 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..
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 Tateyama Shoten Kathryn Wortley Boasting more than 140 years of history, Tateyama Shoten in Kumamoto Prefecture’s historic city of Hitoyoshi suits tea aficion..
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..
Historical Reigando Cave Mandy Bartok Visit the countryside cave where master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi meditated and crafted the famous Book of Five Rings
Culture Kitakinokura Yotsumiya Shrine Bonson Lam The shrine is located in Mifune, a land of rice fields, wheat and other crops, framed by high mountains and the odd grain silo..
7 Culture Cycling in Kinokura Bonson Lam Who would have thought that Kumamoto is the adventure capital of Kyushu? Here you can go snowboarding and earlier in the same day,..