Hitori No Mippiki at Navaro. Photos by James Gui. Closer to Seoul and Shanghai than to Tokyo, Kyushu is the southernmost island of the main Japanese archipelago. Far from the hustle of the capital city, those living in Kyushu have room to carve their own niche, as well as access to venues with an open ear to the avant-garde. Regional cities like Fukuoka have their own advantages, like “the possibi
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