Culture The Motomachi Buddha of Oita Scott Brause The Motomachi magaibutsu is a Heian-period Buddhist relief in the city of Oita, in Kyushu in western Japan. This visage in stone..
6 Food Taoli Cantonese Cuisine Yui Yamaguchi Cantonese restaurant Touri is located on the second floor of Hotel Nikko Kumamoto. It offers a great deal with its lunch set on..
Culture Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall Sleiman Azizi The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall offers visitors the chance to reflect on the lives lost in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945...
Food Menya Always Ramen Sleiman Azizi Tasty and reasonably priced ramen bar in Nagasaki, in Kyushu in western Japan. It's known for its noodles and tonkotsu pork..
6 Culture Suwa Shrine Sleiman Azizi Suwa Shrine is Nagasaki's premier Shinto shrine. Built in the 1600s, the shrine is an important spiritual centre and contains..
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..
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,..
Food Kumamoto’s Farmhouse Cooking Kathryn Wortley Home to one of a mere handful of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems according to the Food and Agriculture Organi..