KYUSHU, Japan – The little onsen ... the sacred and the everyday on these mountainous places. We head to summits for vistas of hidden Japan. And so we travel deeper into Japan each day.

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.

If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past ... on the outskirts of the city, is a place of pilgrimage for those seeking ...

North Korea warned Japan against deploying long-range missiles in the Kyushu region in March 2026, saying such attack capability will "bring about constant escalation of tension" in Northeast Asia, ...