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..
7 Culture The Quiet Oasis of Ashikita Taylor Bond Ashikita is an agricultural municipal located 90 minutes outside of Kumamoto City. The town is famous for its sweet citrus and adoration..
8 Shopping Kamimashiki Produce Market Yui Yamaguchi The highlight of this market is that local farmers deliver their morning harvests and consumers can purchase them right away. It..
Food Izakaya Hama Chan Yui Yamaguchi Evoking Kumamoto Castle with its black walls and wood framed windows is your first impression of Izakaya Hamachan. The sign ou..
6 Food Restaurant Yuwa Yui Yamaguchi Yuwa is where you can eat favorites like piroshiki and borscht. The restaurant looks like it has been renovated from a house giving..
Accommodation Kumamoto’s Farm Stay Program Kathryn Wortley What better way to get to know someone’s culture and way of life than to live, work and have fun with them? That's why Hit..
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 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..