6 Akama Shrine Mandy Bartok Akama Shrine recalls the sad story of the Emperor Antoku, who perished offshore in the Kanmon Straits during the Battle of Dan-no-ura..
6 Autumn Illumination in Kumamoto Mandy Bartok Kumamoto's Prefectural Office offers some of the city's finest foliage and a nightly illumination throughout the month of..
Activities Ao no Domon Mandy Bartok Ao no Domon is the work of one monk who spent 30 years tunneling through 185 meters of rock.
6 Shirakawa Springs in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Shirakawa Springs on the southern slopes of Mt Aso.
7 Fall Foliage at Enkoji Temple Mandy Bartok One of Kyoto's best foliage sites is Enkoji Temple, located in the northeastern part of the city along the eastern mountains...
7 Gassho Folk Village in Autumn Mandy Bartok Come to Gassho Folk Park in Gero Onsen in the autumn, when the fiery maples frame thatched roof houses.
Beauty & Spa Gassho Folk Village of Gero Onsen Mandy Bartok Gero Onsen's Gassho Folk Village is like visiting Shirakawa-go in miniature, with thatched roof homes relocated from the w..
Culture Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Explore the hidden home of the Heike Clan in the mountains of Gokanosho in southern Kumamoto Prefecture