Activities Holiday Illuminations at Hilltop Mandy Bartok Missing Christmas? Head to the Saishunkan Hilltop campus in Kumamoto for a massive display of holiday illuminations
Food Cafe Restaurant Galette Mandy Bartok Enjoy a slice of French culinary tradition at Cafe Restaurant Galette, which serves galettes and crepes in the shadow of Mt Aso
12 Kiyomizu Bamboo Light Festival Bradford Pomeroy Each November, Kiyomizu Waterfall in Ogi City is lit up by thousands of bamboo lanterns transforming nights here into an otherworldly..
6 Yunohira Onsen Mandy Bartok Escape the crowds of Yufuin with a trip to Yunohira Onsen and its Showa-era stone pavement
Activities Ao no Domon Mandy Bartok Ao no Domon is the work of one monk who spent 30 years tunneling through 185 meters of rock.
6 Shirakawa Springs in Autumn Mandy Bartok Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Shirakawa Springs on the southern slopes of Mt Aso.
Culture Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Explore the hidden home of the Heike Clan in the mountains of Gokanosho in southern Kumamoto Prefecture
8 Sunset at Okoshiki Beach Takako Sakamoto Seeing Nagabeta Causeway and Okoshiki Mud Flats in Uto city was a dream come true, and it was as wonderful as I expected - maybe..