Have you heard of “Nihon Yakei Isan (A Night View Inheritance of Japan)”? This title was launched in 2004 in order to broaden and enhance domestic and foreign interest Read More…

An old coal mine in Japan was registered as a World Heritage site in July, 2015. It is Manda Coal Mine in Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture.

Manda Coal Mine was first Read More…

Kumamoto Prefecture suffered from a series of large scale earthquakes in the Kumamoto Earthquakes in April 2016. It greatly affected the lives of people living Read More…

In mid-October every year, Kikuchi City of Kumamoto Prefecture hosts an autumn festival during the festival period of Kikuchi Shrine. The local residents friendly Read More…

The number of tourists to Kyushu sharply dropped after the succession of large earthquakes (Kumamoto earthquakes) that occurred in the prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita Read More…

In Kumamoto Prefecture, there is a historically valuable theater that was also used in the filming of the movie Rurou ni Kenshin (Samurai X). What is this playhouse that Read More…

Since the earthquake struck on the night of April 14^th 2016, the tremors are still continuing in Kumamoto. We have put together an update on the situation of disaster and Read More…

There are some unexplored regions that are not introduced on tourism sites, even though they are highly recommended. We would like to introduce those too. So, Read More…