Kyushu & Okinawa

Usuki Stone Buddhas (National Treasure)｜Buddhist Sculptures with Beautiful Faces in Oita

In the Usuki City of Oita Prefecture, there is a place called Usuki Sekibutsu (Usuki Stone Buddhas), where nearly 60 Magaibutsu carved into the rock wal...

2021.09.02 2021.11.04

Oita

Tenkaiho｜A Popular Observatory Overlooking the Kujukushima Islands in Sasebo, Nagasaki

We went to Tenkaiho, located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Tenkaifo is an observation spot with a spectacular view of the Kujukushima Islands (ni...

2021.07.03 2021.11.04

Nagasaki

Guide to Yakushima Island｜Alps on the Ocean Where Yakushima Cedars Live for Over 2000 Years

Yakushima is an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, located 60 kilometres from Cape Sata, the southernmost point of the main island. This island of Yakushim...

2021.05.23 2021.11.04

Kagoshima

What is a Sand Bath? ｜A Day Trip to Saraku in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture

At the southern end of Kyushu lies Ibusuki, a city of 44,000 people. The city of Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture is famous for its "sand steam bath", or...

2021.05.21 2021.11.04

KagoshimaHotsprings