A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

He saw out his final years in Kumamoto and lived as a hermit in Reigan-do Cave, where he mediated and wrote the Book of Five Rings. The book is regarded as a martial classic and its strategies ...

Mesmerizing lights in Kumamoto The glow of more than 5,000 bamboo lanterns and paper umbrellas create a rainbow forest, lining a 300-meter stretch of road in the city center. For more videos like this ...

Meiwa Real Estate used to do business primarily in Kumamoto city, but it opened a branch in Kikuyo last fall. The branch’s head, Kentaro Nishida, said demand for housing has “more than doubled ...

KUMAMOTO--With the grandeur of Mount Aso in the background, around 20 cranes were erecting what will be a fortress-like building on a 21-hectare site in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture.