More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Taman Observatory is a curious structure located on a small hilltop overlooking a sports park and the town of Tamana beyond. It's not ...

  These are just some architecture shots of the museum I posted on last. This time I use the name that is listed in the official Kumamoto Ar...

Tombs Museum The Kumamoto Decorated Tombs Museum is located a few miles from Yamaga, north of Kumamoto City. It is sometimes referred to as ...

  The Sjirakawa River runs through downtown Kumamoto, and the main road that runs away from the railway station passes over the Shirakawa Br...

  Kumamoto Station is in the process of being redeveloped so it's not surprising that the project is incorporated into the Kumamoto Artp...

  For those who don't know Japan so well, Koban is often translated as "Police Box" and they refer to  small police stations, ...

  Shiranuhi is a small town in rural Kumamoto. Shiranuhi Culture Plaza is a modrn building housing the library and a small museum. It is one...

Yatsushiro Monument Kilali Day 45 of my first walk around Kyushu and it's time to head north out of Yatsushiro towards Kumamoto City. ...

Yatsushiro Municipal Museum The Yatsushiro Municipal Museum in Yatsushiro , Kyushu was one of the earliest projects of Kumamoto Artpolis, a...