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2012-10-29 13:56 JST 2012 Get the details here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumamoto-i/message/12203 ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 2 · Comments: 0 ← 2012-10-27 13:29 JST 2012-11-04 18:36 JST → Around this time … 2012-11-14 18:11 JSTKumamoto International Foundation 2012-11-12 17:50 JSTThis 14-year-old snowboarder is said to be from Kumamoto:http://youtu.be/7wX9X7fh1E8How does a girl from Kumamoto get to be such a good snowboarder? It's a little like Jamaica having a gold medal winning bobsledding team. You can read an article in English (the one that took me to this video) about Miyabi Onizuka here:http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/12/meet-the-great-white-hope-of-japanese-snowboarding-14-year-old-miyabi-onizuka/ビデオ選考 鬼塚雅 2012-11-10 21:12 JSTAttention ramen fans! Here's a review of Tatsu no Ya:http://strangersandnoodles.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/day-16-kumamoto-ramen/And here's a page that shows the location of the shop:http://www.tatsunoya.net/ワシントン通り店/Day 16: Kumamoto Ramen 2012-11-04 18:53 JSTThough not specific to Kumamoto, I suspect that the "blood type" issue is of interest to many non-Japanese people who live here. This is a podcast that you can download and listen to at your leisure."In Japan people believe that your blood type - or ketsueki-gata - defines your temperament and personality. What implications does this have for life, work and love?"http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchiveBBC - Podcasts - Documentaries 2012-11-04 18:36 JSTA new movie about Amakusa will come out soon. It will be shown in Kumamoto beginning on the 17th:http://jaijai-movie.com/ 2012-10-29 13:56 JSTGet the details here: (this post) 2012-10-27 13:29 JSTHere's a link to a page about Hitoyoshi Ryokan:http://www.japanholidays.com.au/traditional-accommodation/japan-holidays-ryokan-collection/hitoyoshi-ryokan-hitoyoshi-kumamotoThis is the only hotel or ryokan in Kumamoto that I could find listed on the JapanHolidays website. It may be worth considering if your planning a holiday in the area.Hitoyoshi Ryokan - Kumamoto | Japan Holidays 2012-10-22 11:38 JSTThis festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday (the 27th and 28th) from 6 PM and 9 PM. Here's a map showing the location:http://goo.gl/maps/m6rxwMost of the photos are fromhttp://hp.amakusa-web.jp/a0663/MyHp/Pub/Free.aspx?CNo=13I learned about event here:http://kumanago.jp/topics/?mode=detail&id=759 2012-10-05 22:19 JSTSatuday and Sunday. For more information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumamoto-i/message/12149 2012-09-23 10:44 JSTI just came across this photo:http://windylife.deviantart.com/art/Lantern-Fes-at-Yamaga-city-154785581The festival takes place in February. Here's a link to a Japanese page about the event:http://www.y-kankoukyoukai.com/event/tourouroman.htmlLantern Fes at Yamaga city by *WindyLife on deviantART 2012-09-22 08:48 JSTHere's a photo of Yabusame at Aso Shrine. Yabusame is, according to Wikipedia "a type of [traditional Japanese] mounted archery": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabusame Aso Shrine will hold a yabusame event on the 25th of this month: http://kumanago.jp/topics/?mode=detail&id=723
