Onsen fans should check out this blog. http://kurokawa-onsen.com/onsen-hop-6-nishimura-ryokan/
2014-09-22 05:44 JST 2014 Onsen fans should check out this blog. http://kurokawa-onsen.com/onsen-hop-6-nishimura-ryokan/ Onsen- hop # 6 `Nishimura`.....at last the weather has cooled down enough to allow me back into hot (spring) water! It was a rather dull and wet Friday afternoon when I decided to pop http://kurokawa-onsen.com/onsen-hop-6-nishimura-ryokan/ ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 2 · Comments: 0 ← 2014-09-21 21:00 JST 2014-09-22 16:00 JST → Around this time … 2014-09-23 18:15 JSTThe image is from a Green Peace article (in Japanese; http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/blog/staff/40km/blog/48601/) titled "Kumamon within the 40km zone!"http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2014092200832Japan Sets Forth N-Reactor Restart Plan at IAEA Meeting - JIJI PRESS 2014-09-23 16:00 JSTMany people in Japan are concerned about the safety of and noise generated by the Osprey.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140818/japan-us-joint-drills-be-held-kumamoto-osprey-use-possJapan-U.S. joint drills to be held in Kumamoto, Osprey use possible 2014-09-24 07:26 JSTHere's a report on the current state of the Minamata Convention, which was adopted at the conference held here in Kumamoto last year. You can also find a good video about contemporary use of mercury.===start quote===So far, 102 governments have signed, but many others have not, including governments that have a significant role to play in reducing mercury exposure globally. Among those that have not signed are:Russia and India, two important global powers;Kyrgyzstan, which has active mercury mining and exports mercury globally;Algeria, which has mercury deposits and a closed mercury mine; andGhana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with sizable small-scale gold mining sectors.===end quote===http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/59928/Human Rights Watch Calls for Mercury Treaty at UN Event, Video - Kansas City infoZine 2014-09-23 19:00 JSTA good decision by UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network. Aso is a very special place!http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/23/national/aso-volcano-area-designated-global-geopark/Aso volcano area designated as a Global Geopark 2014-09-22 16:00 JSTHere's another article about the decision to recommend the Christian sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto for World Heritage listing.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/17/national/japan-moves-recommend-christian-sites-world-heritage-listingJapan moves to recommend Christian sites for World Heritage listing 2014-09-22 05:44 JSTOnsen fans should check out this blog.Onsen- hop # 6 `Nishimura` (this post) 2014-09-21 21:00 JSTKumamoto is a major producer of igusa, the raw material for tatami mats. It is also the home of Kumamon. Now, the two have been put together.http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/09/18/kumamoto-prefectures-popular-mascot-can-now-be-found-on-your-floor/Kumamoto Prefecture's popular mascot can now be found on your floor 2014-09-21 11:14 JST"A prison in the bottom of hell"?I had heard that Lafcadio Hearn was not a fan of Kumamoto but I had never read this quote:=== start quote ===The Hearns moved to Kumamoto — where for three years he developed a particular contempt for the city, writing, “(Kumamoto is) my realization of a prison in the bottom of hell” === end quote ===You can visit a prison in the bottom of hell . . . er, I mean the Hearn residence in downtown Kumamoto:http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4505.htmlhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/09/20/lifestyle/lafcadio-hearn-japanese-thru-tru/Lafcadio Hearn: 'Japanese Thru and Tru' 2014-09-20 21:00 JSTThe headline I found when I opened the link was "Kumamoto teen charged for allegedly bringing down Tokyo game server"http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/18/national/crime-legal/teen-faces-prosecution-for-game-server-overload/Teen faces prosecution for DDOS attack on game company 2014-09-20 14:31 JSTHere are maps showing the routes for the morning and evening parades tomorrow (Sunday, the 21st) in the Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine Grand Festival. My understanding is that the morning parade provides the best viewing (people and horses are fresh and sober). The parade begins at 6 AM. For more information seehttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/700263330047102 2014-09-19 09:00 JSTHere's an article about Miyamoto Musashi, Kumamoto's most famous samurai (well, most famous in the West -- Kato Kiyomasa is probably No. 1 among locals).http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/08/16/travel/chasing-ghost-musashi-kyushu/Chasing the ghost of Musashi in Kyushu
