Located in the small historical town of Yame, Craft Inn specializes in renovating old houses and tastefully decorating them with furniture and tools made using local materials and techniques. It is the perfect way to experience staying amongst Kyushu’s crafts, re-imagined to suit modern lifestyles.

It was the third and final service of a collaboration between logy and Le Côté LM. With two teams integrated into one kitchen, it was no wonder that there was a distinct energy, which oozed out from the open cooking area into where I was seated.

ZEA, the hot new Latin American restaurant in town, has been stirring up a warm buzz amongst industry professionals and curious foodies since its opening in May, and for good reasons.

The highlights are the quintessentially spring ingredients – fukinoto, white asparagus, peas, loquat…These are extraordinary little treats, better, to my mind because their prime season is so short.