Activities Holiday Illuminations at Hilltop Mandy Bartok Missing Christmas? Head to the Saishunkan Hilltop campus in Kumamoto for a massive display of holiday illuminations
Food Cafe Restaurant Galette Mandy Bartok Enjoy a slice of French culinary tradition at Cafe Restaurant Galette, which serves galettes and crepes in the shadow of Mt Aso
6 Shirakawa Springs in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Shirakawa Springs on the southern slopes of Mt Aso.
Culture Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Explore the hidden home of the Heike Clan in the mountains of Gokanosho in southern Kumamoto Prefecture
9 ホールスクエア Yui Yamaguchi ホールスクエアは食品商社、丸菱の直営店で、和菓子・洋菓子の材料や調理器具、海外の食材、ワイン、ハム、チーズ、地元野菜など、珍しいものが手に入る。お店の中ほどにはワインバーもあるので、チーズやハムをつまみながらワインを楽しむことができる。
8 Sunset at Okoshiki Beach Takako Sakamoto Seeing Nagabeta Causeway and Okoshiki Mud Flats in Uto city was a dream come true, and it was as wonderful as I expected - maybe..
9 Kumamoto's Rice Paddies in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn brings brilliant colors to Kumamoto's rice paddies, writes Mandy Bartok, JapanTravel's correspondent in Kumamot..
Culture Mifune Dinosaur Museum Mandy Bartok Mifune's Dinosuar Museum pays homage to the town's ancient residents with fossils from the Cretaceous Period.