Karatsu has been a center of pottery production for hundreds of years. Takachiho Takachiho Gorge, the area’s most famous attraction, was formed by rapidly cooling lava flows. Nagasaki City ...

Visit the Best Adventure Destinations in Japan Summiting the massive Mt. Aso and heading deep into Takachiho Gorge on Kyushu, ...

TAKACHIHO, Miyazaki Prefecture--The land of myths and legends closely associated with Japan’s founding deity ... which runs through the Takachiho Gorge, one of the town’s sightseeing attractions.

From ramen stalls and pottery kilns to volcanoes and beaches, Kyushu offers immense variety for adventurous travellers keen to veer off Japan's beaten path. Japan's third-largest and southernmost ...

The quake hit at 1:08 a.m. and registered upper 5 on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s intensity scale of 7 in the two prefectures on the main southern island of Kyushu. It had an estimated ...