Nice collection of photos taken in Kumamoto: http://blog.mortalcoil.com/tag/kumamoto/
2013-01-12 19:17 JST 2013 Nice collection of photos taken in Kumamoto: http://blog.mortalcoil.com/tag/kumamoto/ Posts about kumamoto on Mortal CoilPosts about kumamoto written by lukerobinsonphoto http://blog.mortalcoil.com/tag/kumamoto/ ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 0 · Comments: 0 ← 2013-01-11 19:38 JST 2013-01-13 15:40 JST → Around this time … 2013-02-03 13:15 JSTThis article describes "one of Kumamoto-jo’s coolest secrets – a hidden restaurant on the second floor of the Honmaru Gozen [sic: "Goten"] Palace that serves food from the Edo era (1603-1868)."http://uncoveringjapan.com/2013/01/30/good-eats-honmaru-palace-restaurant-kumamoto/Good Eats: Honmaru Palace Restaurant (Kumamoto) 2013-02-01 12:40 JSTHere's a little something for Kumamon fans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKG9QZ7TQlIここは"くまモン県"？ ～みんなに愛されるくまモン～ Our Beloved KUMAMON. 2013-01-15 21:18 JSTHere's another version of the same video with English narration. 2013-01-15 21:08 JSTThis video of students playing karuta at the YMCA was aired on January 8th. The audio on this video is in Japanese. I'll post another one with English audio in a minute. 2013-01-13 15:40 JSTHere's an image from the Amazon page for Sean's book "The Book of Five Ring": http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Five-Rings-Graphic/dp/1611800129/ If you go to the Amazon page, you can see samples of pages inside the book as well. 2013-01-12 19:17 JSTNice collection of photos taken in Kumamoto:Posts about kumamoto on Mortal Coil (this post) 2013-01-11 19:38 JSTA French couple practiced aikido during a visit. Their practice of aikido was notable because both of them have handicaps: the woman has problems with one or both of her legs while the man is deaf. I'm glad to see they were able to have a good experience here. They knew the teacher, SAKABE Munetsugu before their visit.http://youtu.be/74wNDsIaJHMAïkido & Handicap by Kumamoto TV 2012-12-30 20:55 JSTRead more about the achitecture, location, and other sites in the area here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumamoto-i/message/12301 2012-12-28 13:27 JSTIf you're interested in Kumamoto dialect, you may enjoy this. A lot of expressions are introduced with subtitles showing the dialect and equivalent expressions in standard Japanese. There's no English so this video might be a bit difficult for beginners in Japanese but if you've been using Japanese for a while and can read the subtitles it may help you improve your facility in 熊本弁. http://youtu.be/L4iYiNbnJLY大好き！熊本弁 ～奥深き方言の魅力～ 2012-12-26 10:47 JSTHere's a slideshow of beautiful photos taken at the Kyu Hosokawa Gyobutei (旧細川刑部邸) near Kumamoto Castle. I'll also include a link to a page with more information about the place:http://www.att-japan.net/en/spot/ES000372http://youtu.be/jtXvH2-UgkUHosokawa Gyobu (Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei) Kumamoto by Kari Gröhn karigrohn.com karigrohncom karigrohn 2012-12-25 22:29 JSTHere's a "date course" idea: On a bright, sunny winter morning, head out to "Futamata Kyo" （二俣橋; Futamata Bridge) in Misato-cho. Be sure to get there by around 11:30 so you can find the right spot. http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0127/SEB201201270005.html By the way, the newspaper article (Asahi, in Japanese) alludes to the Japanese expression "futamata o kakeru" which means to two-time your lover. The character for "mata" is different, though, so no worries. Here's a link to a map: http://goo.gl/maps/56KQC
