Activities Nemophila Season at Yabakei Valley Kim Bergström Nemophila, or baby blue eyes, are one of Japan's popular springtime flowers, and one of the most well-known spots to enjoy th...
Tamana Iris Festival Mandy Bartok Over 66,000 purple irises in several varieties bloom in the Takaseura River in late May to early June during the Tamana Iris ...
Scenes from Tsujunkyo Mandy Bartok The water demonstration of the Tsujunkyo aqueduct in rural Kumamoto is one of the area's most impressive sights.
Activities The Magic of Mt. Aso C. Rio When gazing down from above on to the somewhat un-imposing peak of Mt Aso, it is hard to believe that not only is this one of...
Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune Hotel Dining Sandra Isaka Enjoy dining on gourmet Italian while staying at Amakusa Tenku-no-Fune, an amazing hotel located cliff side overlooking the i...
Culture Tateyama Shoten Kathryn Wortley Boasting more than 140 years of history, Tateyama Shoten in Kumamoto Prefecture’s historic city of Hitoyoshi suits tea aficio...
Food Sherbet Color Afternoon Tea 2021 Kim Bergström A limited-time afternoon tea event at the Miyako Hotel Hakata will incorporate the pastel colors of sherbet into the dishes o...
Activities Tadamoto Park Cherry Blossom Festival Kim Bergström Each year during spring, Kagoshima's Tadamoto Park pops with color thanks to around 1000 cherry trees on the grounds. The par...
Beppu "Jigoku Meguri" 8 Hells Tour Somrak Bhakdisuparit Marvel at the distinctiveness of each Jigoku (Hot spring) at Beppu
The Garden of Bonjour Provence Tristan Scholze The garden of Bonjour Provence, a French restaurant in a home in the Kumamoto countryside. Located on the scenic inside edge ...
Kumamoto's Rice Paddies in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn brings brilliant colors to Kumamoto's rice paddies, writes Mandy Bartok, JapanTravel's correspondent in Kumamoto. From...
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...
Scenes from the Tadewara Wetlands Mandy Bartok The Tadewara Wetlands in Oita's Kuju Mountain Range boast a wealth of plant and animal species, many of which are classified ...
Culture Cycling in Kinokura Bonson Lam Who would have thought that Kumamoto is the adventure capital of Kyushu? Here you can go snowboarding and earlier in the same...
Activities 薩摩富士とJR最南端の駅、西大山駅 Masayoshi Hirose 日本地図作成の大家、伊能忠敬をして”天下の絶景なり”と言わしめた番所鼻公園とJR日本最南端で人気の無人駅”西大山駅”をご紹介。何れも鹿児島県薩摩半島の南部に位置する春の訪れが最も早い地域。#薩摩富士 #鹿児島県
