Culture Reizan: the Sake of Kumamoto Yui Yamaguchi Reizan is an iconic sake brand in Kumamoto. Located in Takamori-machi at the bosom of Mt. Aso, it has been making sake since 1762,..
7 Activities Searching for Ryoma 3: Kirishima Takako Sakamoto Ryoma Sakamoto Series 3: Mt. Kirishima and Kirishima Shrine are the places Ryoma Sakamoto visited with his wife. They are located..
12 Culture Kamigoto 3: Kashiragashima Church Takako Sakamoto Photos of Kamigoto Island in Nagasaki: Kashiragashima Church. This is one of 29 churches on Kamigoto Islands. Founded by Domingo..
8 Activities Nature of Ebino Kogen Campground Tristan Scholze Close-up photographs of the natural world within a Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park campground in autumn. Japanese red pines, ..
Transportation Yoshinogari-koen Station Senén Germade Quite often while traveling, you accidentally discover amazing places. Yoshinogari-koen Station, with access to the amazing Yo..
Nightlife Donto Izakaya, Kagoshima Peter Sidell In Kagoshima on Japan's western Kyushu island, Donto is a typical cheap'n'cheerful Japanese izakaya dining bar, with..
Activities Gajumaru Banyan Garden, Yakushima Peter Sidell On the rainforest island Yakushima in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, Gajumaru Banyan Garden is a miniature forest of banyan trees,..
Transportation The Kagoshima-Yakushima Ferry Peter Sidell The cheapest way to reach Japan's rainforest island of Yakushima from Kagoshima on Kyushu is the daily car ferry, which has..