Top of any hit list for travellers in Japan is trying the local food (and drinks) which are hard to get hold of back home. While your local supermarket may have a modest assortment of sushi lunch boxes to try from or your local Asian food store may import a good variety of ingredients for…

One of the things I like best about Kumamoto is that you are never far from a potential outing. Kumamoto is littered with beautiful old buildings, hidden away temples, scenic spots and idyllic areas to walk in. For today’s outing, we headed over to Honmyoji Park. Greeted by an impressive white torii, we walked down…