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.
Culture Nagasaki’s Confucius Mausoleum Tomoko Kamishima The beauty of the many dignified structures here at Nagasaki’s Confucius Mausoleum will surely become deeply etched in your mind
Culture Sakitsu Chapel Bell & Lookout Bonson Lam Sakitsu is a fishing port that stood still while the world changed 180 degrees. The Gothic style Cathedral was built in 1934,...
Culture Nagasaki Sakamoto Foreign Cemetery Larry Knipfing Nagasaki includes Japan's oldest foreign community. Miraculously, the international cemetery here survived the atomic bombing...
Arao Rice Planting Festival in Photos Mandy Bartok Kick off the rice planting season in Kyushu at the Arao Rice Planting Festival.
Ancient Lotus Garden Mandy Bartok Come early to catch the delicate lotus flowers open to the sun at the Ancient Lotus Garden outside Yamaga in rural Kumamoto.
Hydrangea Road Mandy Bartok Follow the flowers on Hydrangea Road to the entrance of the Kumamoto Prefecture Decorated Tumulus Museum.
Sendan Todoro Falls Mandy Bartok Sendan Torodo Falls is the highest falls in Gokanosho and one of the region's best spots for fall foliage.
Culture Daikozen Temple Mandy Bartok Mountaintop temple Daikozen-ji rewards visitors with one of Saga prefectures best autumn foliage.
Beautiful Mountain Stream Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the beautiful mountain stream at Kikuchi Valley in Kumamoto and soothe your soul in Nature's dense greenery!
Azaleas at Daikozen Temple Mandy Bartok Over 50,000 azaleas bloom in late April and early May at Saga's Daikozen Temple.
Kumamoto's Yamanoyu Ryokan Sandra Isaka Kumamoto's Yamanoyu is a quaint, reasonable, and perfectly located ryokan in the heart of Kurokawa Onsen.
Activities Izumi's Wintering Cranes Mandy Bartok Elegant cranes spend their winter months on the plains of Izumi in northern Kagoshima.
Moenosato - Gateway to Mt. Tawara Yui Yamaguchi Moenosato is at the entrance of Mt. Tawara, one of Mt. Aso's craters. In October it welcomes you with fields of cosmos flower...
Culture Glover Garden, Nagasaki Lily Clover Garden in Nagasaki City, is home to the former Clover Residence. Considered to be Japan's oldest example of western ar...
