“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.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/09/20/lifestyle/lafcadio-hearn-japanese-thru-tru/
