The peaceful Sotome, the setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome area of Nagasaki city has an abundance of natural beauty in its sea, mountains and rivers. It also is blessed with a unique history and cult …

Endo Shusaku Literary Museum, in Sotome,…の続きを読む

  The 26 Martyrs Museum is dedicated to the 26 Christians who were executed here on February 5, 1597. They included both foreign missionaries and Japanese laymen. Missionary activities were prohibited at the time, a …

The 26 Martyrs Museum, in Nagasaki…の続きを読む

  Huis Ten Bosch is a theme park in Sasebo, which recreates the Netherlands by displaying life-sized copies of old Dutch buildings. The name Huis Ten Bosch translates into English as “House in the Woods/bush”.  It i …

Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain which has 400 years history. The city borders Arita to the south and embraces the natural port of Imari Bay. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari speci …

Okawachiyama porcelain district, in Imar…の続きを読む

  Samurai was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. The Samurai Houses in Shimabara along the old Samurai street nearby Shimabara Castle were built in 18th century. Three samurai houses, the Yama …

Samurai houses, in Shimabara, Nagasaki-p…の続きを読む

  Time back Japan’s 60 years ago, one of worthwhile place to visit in Bungo-takada, Kunisaki Peninsula, Oita-prefecture. The era that lasted till about 30 years ago in Japanese history, Bungo-takada was the most pro …

Showano-machi, in Bungo-takada, Oita-pre…の続きを読む

  Hitoyoshi is located in the northern part of Kumamoto along Kuma-gawa River. Hitoyoshi is a castle town once prosperous as a river port, and boasts the ruins of the Hitoyoshi castle and Hitoyoshi Onsen. The Hitoyo …

Hitoyoshi, in Kumamoto-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Amakusa is situated on an archipelago consisting of several island on the west side of Kumamoto. It possesses a beautiful lush green landscape and natural geological formations giving the islands the designation “ …

Amakusa, in Kumamoto-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Ureshino Onsen is a hot spring town in south-western Saga-prefecture. Its clear Onsen waters are high in sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride and feel extremely smooth on skin, giving rise to its popularity as a …

Ureshino, in Saga-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Arita is located in the north side of Saga and surrounding the mountain ranges. And Arita is the first place producing porcelain in Japan in the early 17th century. The pieces have bright, elegant picture drawn in …

Arita, in Saga-prefecture…の続きを読む