Azaleas at Showa Park Mandy Bartok There are 40,000 azaleas at Showa Park in Ozu near Kumamoto Airport that bloom from mid-April to early May.
Activities Paper Crane Illumination at Kashii Kaen 2020-2021 Kim Bergström A seasonal illumination event at Fukuoka's Kashii Kaen theme park looks at the beauty of paper cranes and light.
Culture Leonard Foujita and the Textiles He Loved 2020 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum looks at the works of Japanese-French painter Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, with ...
Shopping Orange Village Wooden Toy Shop Tristan Scholze Handmade wooden toy workshop and store in the Itoshima Peninsula in Fukuoka City, run by the artist himself. Play here, work ...
Culture Kaidan-in Temple, Dazaifu, Fukuoka Tony Mariani Kaidan-in Temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka is one of the three original Buddhist ordination temples in Japan.
Culture Fireworks Display at Huis Ten Bosch Senén Germade I prefer electrical storms; however, each time I know a firework display is going to take place I try not to miss it. During ...
Whole Square Yui Yamaguchi Whole Square is under management of Marubishi, a food trading company, where you can find Japanese as well as Western cake in...
Chiran Samurai Houses and Gardens Mandy Bartok Chiran's samurai quarter offers visitors the chance to visit seven well-preserved Edo-era homes with dry landscape gardens.
Food Tre Passo Pizzeria Mandy Bartok Italian pizzas, pastas and salads come with killer mountain views at the new Tre Passo restaurant just outside the spa town o...
Transportation Crossing Japan via Railway Mohd Shazni Zainal A brief photo exploration of the experience you could have while exploring the length of Japan via train.
Activities Gokase Highland Ski & Snowboard Bonson Lam Who would know that just a 300 kilometre drive from the subtropical beaches and mango farms is a ski and snow park, being the...
Gunkanjima Perspective - No. 1 Takako Sakamoto Gunkanjima, a candidate to become a World Heritage site, is a dramatic, uninhabited island that never ceases to fascinate me.
Accommodation International Minshuku Kokage Haruka Saijo Located right by Beppu Station in Oita, International Minshuku Kokage is an inn that willingly welcomes foreign visitors.
Food Private Lodge [Closed] Mandy Bartok Private Lodge, a cozy cafe in central Kumamoto, certainly lives up to the first part of its name. Tucked away at the end of K...
