My in laws are currently in town for a few weeks and this past Sunday, we took them out to what has become one of my favorite spots in Kumamoto Prefecture - the Tsujunkyo (Tsujun Bridge). Tsujunkyo is on a lot of tourism posters and billboards around Kumamoto and yet no one outside of the prefecture... Continue Reading →
Spotlight: Yoshinogari Historical Park (Saga)
Before I came to Japan, most of my knowledge of Japanese history revolved around ninja, samurai and a whole lot of Tokugawas. I was fairly familiar with the years surrounding World War II, and I had vague recollections of some prehistoric period called the Jomon Era mentioned in my Japanese language texts in college, but... Continue Reading →