7 Arao Rice Planting Festival in Photos Mandy Bartok Kick off the rice planting season in Kyushu at the Arao Rice Planting Festival.
11 Nostalgia for the Western Sea Takako Sakamoto Nostalgic Amakusa Islands in the western sea never cease to draw me back again and again.
Food Pain au Levain Mandy Bartok Pain au Levain is arguably one of Kumamoto's best bakeries, tucked out in the eastern part of the city just off the Kyushu expressway...
11 Mt. Takagi in Late Winter Tristan Scholze Mt. Takagi in late winter makes for a pleasant drive or stroll among the grassy mountainsides of Aso's volcano caldera. In..
8 Beautiful Mountain Stream Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the beautiful mountain stream at Kikuchi Valley in Kumamoto and soothe your soul in Nature's dense greenery!
Accommodation Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune Hotel Sandra Isaka Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune is an amazing hotel in Kumamoto located on the edge of a cliff over the sea. Guests are welcomed by ama..
11 Kumamoto's Yamanoyu Ryokan Sandra Isaka Kumamoto's Yamanoyu is a quaint, reasonable, and perfectly located ryokan in the heart of Kurokawa Onsen.
14 Kamakura's Hase Temple in January Larry Knipfing Kamakura's Hase Temple in January, just on the edge of autumn and the coming spring.