Culture Kitakinokura Yotsumiya Shrine Bonson Lam The shrine is located in Mifune, a land of rice fields, wheat and other crops, framed by high mountains and the odd grain sil...
Kumamoto's Best Holiday Light-Up Mandy Bartok Don't miss Kumamoto's biggest and arguably best illuminations at the Saishunkan Hilltop holiday light display.
Activities Kikuchi Castle Mandy Bartok Kikuchi Castle boasts a long history and a recently reconstructed drum tower on its expansive grounds in the mountains of Kum...
Culture Fukuoka City Museum Perri Silverstein The simple but elegant Fukuoka City Museum features works from a number of world renowed and Kyushu-born artists in addition ...
Shimojo Waterfall Mandy Bartok Shimojo Waterfall is just one of a half dozen waterfalls in the Oguni area, a short drive from Kurokawa Onsen.
Culture Hosokawa Gyoubutei Mansion Eitetsu Terakado This historic house of a Japanese samurai in Kumamoto City has fine architecture, beautiful garden views, and museum pieces.
Food Evah Dining Mandy Bartok Be good to your body with macrobiotic fare - no eggs, no dairy, no refined sugar - at Evah Dining in Fukuoka's Daimyo neighbo...
Accommodation International Minshuku Kokage Haruka Saijo Located right by Beppu Station in Oita, International Minshuku Kokage is an inn that willingly welcomes foreign visitors.
Accommodation Hotel Crown Palais Kitakyushu Eitetsu Terakado Hotel near Kurosaki Station surrounded by green nature. Great location for business and vacation purposes. Great night view o...
Activities Fukuoka City Zoological Garden Elizabeth Wormald Fukuoka's leafy zoo, where you can see everything from owls to tigers!
Food Nagata Pan Bakery in Hakozaki Haruka Saijo High quality bread and an old-fashioned shop layout make your mealtime a little bit special here.
Get Ready for Yamakasa Tristan Scholze The 750-year-old Yamakasa festival is Fukuoka's most exciting. Teams race one-ton floats on their shoulders down the city str...
Culture The Gardens of Mifune Bonson Lam It's time to smell the flowers. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, but Kumamoto Prefecture in May is a wonderful place t...
Blue Hour of Unzen in Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto I will never forget the dramatic and glorious sunrise over Mount Unzen and Mud Flats of Isahaya in Nagasaki.
Kamakura's Hase Temple in January Larry Knipfing Kamakura's Hase Temple in January, just on the edge of autumn and the coming spring.
