Culture Urakami Cathedral The Urakami Catholic Cathedral is located in Urakami, Nagasaki Prefecture, and was completely destroyed during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945...
Culture Chinzei Taisha Suwa Shrine The Chinzei Suwa Shrine has a long and complicated history. It began in 1614, the same year as Tokugawa's Edict Against Christianity. The shrine was..
Culture Obi Castle Obi Castle was originally completed in 1588. It was built by the Tsuchimochi clan in the Nanboku-cho period, but most of its structure dates from the..
Activities Mikaeri Falls 5 (1Review) Mikaeri Falls represent Karatsu City in Kyushu. Walk through the golden nightshade of Ozaki autumn leaves, crosses the retrospective suspension bridge,..
Culture Saga Castle 4 (1Review) By Japanese standards, Saga Castle is a rather unusual castle. Being built on plains and surrounded by only a wall, whereas most Japanese castles are..
Beauty & Spa Tsuetate Onsen Located in Kumamoto, Tsuetate Onsen is a traditional hot spring village founded in the 1800s. The charming onsen town is one of the main tourist attractions..
Culture Saga Shrine If you are looking for an impressive shrine, then you should simply visit the Saga Shrine. The shrine is dedicated to the Nabeshima family, the heads..
Culture Lafcadio Hearn Residence Lafcadio Hearn was born in Greece in 1850 to a father from Ireland and a mother from Greece. He was a British explorer who came to Japan in the 18th century..