11 Culture Ishibashi Cultural Center Hanami Marcella Dita Armilla Ishibashi Cultural Center is the perfect place to discover art and the beauty of the hanami in Kurume.
14 Activities Below Mikaeri Falls Tristan Scholze Don't miss the gardens between the parking lot and waterfall, even on a rainy day. Many of the flowers are along the riverbank,..
8 Culture Japanese Garden Rakusui-en, Hakata Nicole Bauer It was a rainy day and we had the garden all to ourselves. I loved it. It was like being in our own private garden, with all the..
Food Goya Specialty Soup Curry Stacey Lin This Kagoshima-based soup curry franchise delivers hearty and mouth-watering Japanese soup curry from Hokkaido.
Culture Yakushima Culture Village Center Peter Sidell On Japan's rainforest island Yakushima, the Environmental Culture Village Center is a one-stop information center and exhibition..
Culture Shinrin Park Bradford Pomeroy Massive, diverse, and rife with gorgeous scenery, Shinrin Koen is the definitive public park.
16 Activities Mt. Io in Kirishima Tristan Scholze Barren rocky volcanic landscape is the highlight of this Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park hike.
13 Accommodation Kamigoto 6: Hotel Margherita Takako Sakamoto The resort hotel Margherita on Kami-Goto Island reopened in 2012. It was renovated to look like a cloister, to match the island's..