Japanese Sweets making experience at Tenmeido, Kawashiri town, Kumamoto City This is a fun and memorable wagashi making experience that anyone can enjoy ! Learn from a Japanese wagashi master with over 40 years of experience. What are ‘Wagashi’ ? Japanese sweets known as ‘Wagashi’ are not only tasty, they are also beautiful to look […]
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Takachiho and Aso Tour The Takachiho and Aso tour combines two of Kyushu’s top destinations. The unforgettable Takachiho Gorge and Mt Aso the name given to the breathtaking Aso caldera. Within the vast caldera lies a chain of volcanoes and Mt Nakadake; the only active volcano in Japan where you have the chance to visit the
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Ideventure – take a thrilling and peaceful ride down the rice farming irrigation canals of Kikuchi. What is it? Ideventure is a great summer activity and it’s unique to Kikuchi Town, difficult to describe it is best to simply see it for yourself, take a look: The crazy idea of taking an inflatable kayak down a narrow and fast flowing irrigation channel
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Amakusa Dolphin Watching In the beautiful blue sea between the Shimabara peninsula and the northern point of the Amakusa Shimoshima Island there lives a pod of around 200 wild Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins. Man and dolphin have long lived in harmony in this area, the dolphins are present year round due to the rich feeding grounds. Their presence
Noyaki – the burning of the grasslands If you visit the Aso area in late February or March you might be surprised to find the lush green grasslands you saw in all the photos scorched and blackened. Don’t worry a war has not broken out it’s only the yearly Noyaki. Noyaki season Noyaki takes place from mid
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Tonkararin If you love a good mystery – or dark, narrow spaces! – , then you are bound to be intrigued by Tonkararin. The many questions surrounding Tonkararin serve to make the site more interesting and you cannot help but come up with your own theories as you explore. Tonkararin is so mysterious it’s hard to know how
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So what’s the Kumamoto region like in its different seasons? These seasonal photos taken while exploring the region should give you an idea! Summer Autumn Winter Spring
Japanese cuisine is famous worldwide, so why not try cooking in Kumamoto; you can pick up some Japanese cooking techniques, meet the locals and experience making some traditional dishes: See below to see what is on offer. All the activities can be put into one of our Kumamoto City Tours. Make Your Own Miso Learn how to
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Takachiho is not only famous for its gorge, it is also the creator of ‘Nagashi Soumen’ – ‘flowing noodles’ just about the most fun way to eat noodles ever! This simple and refreshing summer dish is made of super thin wheat flour noodles, plunged into ice cold water eaten with a very tasty dipping sauce
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The waters of Kikuchi Onsen hotspring resort are famed for their healing and beautifying properties. Surprisingly the onsen, also known as Waifu Onsen, was only discovered 60 years ago, the local myth states that a wise, old man called Mr Murakami was told the location of the hot spring by a white dragon in a dream. The hot springs are mainly situated in
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