If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan. In this ...

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been in private hands and never shown to the public before is now on display at the Kyushu National Museum in ...

Luxury rail travel has always carried an air of nostalgia, a lingering connection to a time when the world moved at a slower, more deliberate pace. In Japan, where the shinkansen has redefined ...