The most famous attraction is Takachiho Gorge – a deep chasm carved out by several explosions from the nearby Mount Aso, ...

“We want people to visit the former sites to learn what they looked like in bygone days,” said a Kanoya city official. Whereas Minami-Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture is known primarily for its ...

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

In Kyushu (southwestern Japan), various types of ... This port town in Nichinan City has a long reputation as a center for brewing soy sauce. Despite its small population of about 1,400, there ...

I flew from Los Angeles to Tokyo, then caught a connecting flight to Fukuoka, a dynamic city on the coast of Kyushu. The ...

The gateway to the island today is the modern city of Fukuoka, a two-hour flight from Tokyo, or two and a half hours by shinkansen (bullet train) from Osaka. Kyushu's landscape has been shaped ...

Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for its distinctly ... a brewery founded in 1897 in Fukuoka Prefecture's Itoshima City. He says the sweetness enhances local delicacies.

KITA-KYUSHU—A resident of Kita-Kyushu recalled the time he was ashamed of his hometown. When he took business trips to Tokyo, he pretended to be from Fukuoka city. If he told the truth, he said ...

Kyushu University economists have published new data on the economic, social, and environmental impact of the COVID-19 ...