Activities Unzen Amakusa National Park Bonson Lam The Unzen-Amakusa National Park is located between Nagasaki and Kumamoto, in the south western island of Kyushu. Framed on three..
6 Culture Katashiwa Inari Shrine Bonson Lam The shrines made be dressed with black banners and the maidens warming the crowds with sake, but do the sparrows and crows know..
Culture Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake Sandra Isaka Kagoshima's Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake, a traditional vinegar storage facility and factory shop, is a unique and fascinating..
Beauty & Spa The Yunohira of Yore Scott Brause A traveler discovers that his long-cherished Shangri-la, Yunohira Onsen in western Japan's Oita Prefecture, is still toying..
6 Accommodation Staying at Grand Hyatt Fukuoka Kim Bergström Fukuoka's Grand Hyatt Hotel provides a convenient base to explore the city. The hotel also offers a range of amenities to make..
25 Culture Beppu Kamado Jigoku Diagoras Kalaitzoglou Detailed insight of Kamado Jigoku, the Cooking Pot Hell of Beppu. Boiling mud, cobalt and silky blue ponds, steambaths, footbath..
6 Food Lunch at Jigoku Mushi Kobo Kannawa Kim Bergström Beppu, in Oita Prefecture, is known for having many onsen facilities. The area also allows you to harness this geothermal energy..
Culture Hashima Rey Waters Hashima: "Battleship Island" (Gunkanjima) was a historic coal mining that began in the 1800's. Near Nagasaki, the island became..