The village of Takamori is on Kyushu island. It's at the foot of Mount Aso, an active volcano in Kumamoto prefecture, located southwest of the huge caldera.
In the south-west of Kumamoto prefecture, the small mountain village of Kuma, with its striking natural beauty, takes you for a day or a weekend both underground and on the water. !
Yatsushiro Castle in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture was one of two castles that was allowed in Kumamoto domain during the Edo Period of Japanese history.
Hitoyoshi Castle: read a guide to Hitoyoshi Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture, was occupied continuously by the same clan, the Sagara, for almost 700 years.
Kurokawa Onsen has grown in popularity over the last ten years and despite its reasonably out-of-the-way location, it is best to spend a night here to sample the special atmosphere in the early mor