This article, originally published in Number 1 Shimbun, takes readers to the sites of three WWII-era military bases on the Japanese island of Kyushu, and examines the activities on those bases, especially in the last months of the war. (Archived article from Number 1 Shimbun)
This Japan Today article takes readers on a visit to an ancient, and historically significant, hot spring in Kyushu. (Archived article originally published in Japan Today.)
This Japan Today article features a venerable mountainside temple with a history that pre-dates Buddhism in Japan and exudes a sense of mystery and serenity. (Archived article in Japan Today)
This Japan Today article introduces a shrine associated with an emperor who died suddenly and the empress who went on to fulfill his legacy. (Archived article)
This article in Japan Today introduces an off-the-beaten-track green space in Kumamoto that has deep historical connections to a number of individuals from Japan's feudal era. (Archived article)
My latest Japan Today article explores an historic trading center in Kyushu that has preserved many of its Edo Period craft traditions, and gives visitors a chance to check them out! (Archived article, first published in Japan Today)
This Japan Today article describes an ancient shrine associated with Empress Jingu. Features include a golden roof and a worship hall inside an ancient kofun burial mound. (Archived article published in Japan Today.)
This Japan Today article describes an off-the-beaten-path site of ancient ascetic Buddhist worship nestled in the mountains of Fukuoka. (Archived article published in Japan Today.)
This Japan Today article introduces Nanzoin, site of one of the few reclining Buddha statues in Japan, and one of the largest bronze statues in the world. (Archived article published in Japan Today)
This article, published in the March 2024 edition of Number 1 Shimbun, examines various programs in Oita Prefecture designed to reverse the prefecture's demographic decline. (Archived article from Number 1 Shimbun)
This is Part II of an article about Beppu's centenary as a tourist destination. Part I examined the area's famous hot springs for bathing and health and this article looks at the sightseeing options. (Archived article published in Japan Today.)
This article in Japan Today is part 1 of 2 outlining the various aspects of Beppu, one of Japan's most prolific hot springs areas. (Archived article published in Japan Today)
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