Our friend Evan James Gowan pointed out a German-style Christmas market held at the pop-up center at Hanabata Hiroba, the square across Densha Dori from Shinshigai. Your intrepid correspondent tracked it down (albeit from the comfort of his own desk) and found a list of Christmas-related events to be held there in December. The site is in Japanese, but you can see the photos and figure out the dates. メリークリスマス, and tip o’ the hat to Evan-san! - William

https://kumamoto-guide.jp/hanabata/