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 ...
KYUSHU, Japan – The little onsen town of Kannawa is an enchanted world with wisps of steam rising everywhere from pavements. Its retro bathhouses, fed by underground hot springs, seem to me like ...
A Godzilla scarecrow, standing 10 meters tall and weighing 5.7 tons, was built in this town on the southern main island of Kyushu. Its steel frame skeleton, rectangular lumber and bamboo hold ...