"This Week" is an Indian publication that featured this essay on Kumamoto. -- Kirk
2018-03-24 16:30 JST 2018 "This Week" is an Indian publication that featured this essay on Kumamoto. -- Kirk A lesson in historyThis peaceful city of Kumamoto has had a turbulent history https://www.theweek.in/leisure/travel/2018/02/19/kumamoto-a- … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 13 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 5 ← 2018-03-24 16:14 JST 2018-03-24 17:52 JST → Around this time … 2018-03-27 10:19 JST"About 100 participants were from other countries, including China and Thailand."https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180325_16/-- Kirk'Kumamon' race held in Kumamoto- News - NHK WORLD - English 2018-03-26 22:11 JSTThe video is in English but probably won't be available for long. Apologies in advance if the link goes dead.-- KirkPart of Kumamoto Castle opened for blossom viewing- News - NHK WORLD - English 2018-03-26 22:06 JSTWilliam has already written about this athttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1834304096643014"During questioning, Akiyama said that he got into a dispute with the victim. 'I beat him several times,” the suspect was quoted. “I didn’t know he would die.'"-- KirkKumamoto cops nab 3 over fatal beating of male acquaintance | The Tokyo Reporter 2018-03-26 10:27 JSTIn addition to discussing recent restoration efforts, this article also includes a lot of historical information, including an overview of the Seinan civil war of 1877. -- KirkRestoration of Kumamoto Castle progressing 2018-03-24 17:52 JSTKirk had asked for suggestions re: good hanami spots. This is one of my favorites. About halfway up Mt. Tatsuda is a reservoir called Tatsudayama Haisuiike (立田山配水池) fronted by a long, grassy, narrow park lined with cherry trees and affording a gorgeous view of Kumamoto. It is equipped with (limited, free) parking (and is not too far so is accessible be bike or foot), a public restroom, and really delicious water. Few people visit as, even though it is visible from the city as a pink gash on the green mountain, few know how to get there.The below links should clue you in. And here is a photo of me with my dog Devo and wife Sawako taken there yesterday. - Williamhttp://www.kumamoto-waterworks.jp/wp-content/uploads/07/gallery_07_1/photo_07_01.htmlhttp://www.kumamoto-waterworks.jp/?waterworks_article=3086 2018-03-24 16:30 JST"This Week" is an Indian publication that featured this …A lesson in history (this post) 2018-03-24 16:14 JSTKumamoto Castle Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom.And the Miyuki Zaka Slope is open for public for today and tomorrow from 8:30-6pm.The crowd were there but the beauty of cherry blossoms conquered them. Hope you have chance to visit Kumamoto Castle soon! -Olivia- 2018-03-24 07:25 JST"Yana has announced plans to make an independent film set in Kumamoto Prefecture as part of efforts to support reconstruction from the devastating 2016 earthquakes."http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803230005.html-- KirkScreen villain turns hero, makes indie film in quake-hit area：The Asahi Shimbun 2018-03-23 21:52 JSTIf sneezing and freezing under the cherry blossoms isn't your thing, why not check out Kyushu's escape room scene this spring? People who know me well know that I can barely get through a conversation without the subject coming round to escape rooms, so it seems like the perfect topic for my first Kumamoto-i post. Admittedly, Kyushu doesn't have much of an escape room scene, but Fukuoka has an escape room close toTenjin that doesn't need any Japanese skills. Currently only one room (Wherehouse) is open but the company has three more in the pipeline. Visit escapegamesfukuoka.com to find out more! If you're confident in your Japanese ability, one of the pioneers of escape rooms, Ajito of Scrap, has a few games dotted around the country, wth English available at their Asakusa branch in Tokyo. Hop on a plane to Seoul, though, and you have a couple of dozen English-friendly escape rooms to choose from.Fiona 2018-03-23 21:24 JSTThe good news is that Kumamoto made Japan Today! The bad news is it did so because some guy allegedly beat up another guy until he died, left the building, returned, and called 119, pretending he'd just discovered the body. This all went down at a multi-occupancy entertainment building in not the best area of Suidocho. Video at the link.The victim's name was 永松徳也, but the Japanese-language article linked to below contained an interesting note: " ※「松」は「ム」が「口」", meaning an unusual form of 松 which the authors couldn't be bothered to look up. It took me all of two seconds to find: 「柗」. Lazy reporters. We here at Kumamoto International will not rest until we correctly provide our loyal readers with ムs and 口s as appropriate. - Williamhttp://rkk.jp/news/backno_page.php?id=NS003201803231504220111https://japantoday.com/category/crime/dead-man-found-in-office-of-kumamoto-city-building熊本市の雑居ビルに男性遺体 通報の男逮捕｜熊本のニュース｜RKK熊本放送 2018-03-23 19:28 JSTLooks like Kikuchi Gorge will reopen this tomorrow (Saturday). Good news!http://kumanago.jp/whatsnew/?mode=detail&id=499-- Kirk
