If Japan is on your list to visit, you should consider visiting the southwestern region of Kyushu. It includes the neon-drenched cityscapes of Fukuoka and Nagasaki, the bubbling hot springs of Beppu, ...

Atop a small mountain on the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula northwest of Karatsu City, the ruins of a castle built more than four centuries ago look out over the Genkai Sea toward Korea. Image: Vicki L ...

Kyushu's sugar road: The Japanese island of Kyushu is where sugar was first introduced to the country. One of the island's most famous sweets is castella (pictured), a cake influenced by the flavors ...

A vibrant Super Mario collaboration featuring themed trains, decorated stations and interactive stamp rallies are part of a new Kyushu rail travel enhancement.

There’s something special about rail travel, a sense of nostalgia that harkens back to an era when the world moved at a slower pace. But while Japan’s famed shinkansen whooshes passengers at speeds ...

The shoji screen door slides closed behind me. The room is sun-dappled — paper door and latticework walls letting light in while keeping prying eyes out. My shoes have been spirited away and the ...