As an editor of this page, I can see how many eyeballs are being directed to or landing on individual posts. One thing that’s become clear is that events don’t get much attention. If you look at the attached image, you can see that the messages posted on the 18th and 15th have gotten less attention than other kinds of posts. This is probably a result of how the Facebook algorithm has been set up. If you’re interested in local events, please read on.
The event I posted on the 18th is for a bota mochi party that should be great for families with children. The event will be held this Saturday. Here’s a link to the post
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2491204947619589?__tn__=-R
and here’s a link to a page with pictures that give you a better sense of what kind of event it will be:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1296939883812654/permalink/1296940533812589/
The next event is a hanami (flower gazing) party to be held on March 30:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2485790154827735?__tn__=-R
I think this is something that many Kumamoto International participants, whether you’re here as an individual or as a family, should be interested in.
As someone who posts information about events, I’m learning that I need to avoid simply sharing “events” (Facebook has an “event” formate) and need to come up with more creative ways of getting the information out. I may not have the time or energy to do that in every case, however, so if you’re interested in event information, I recommend that you make a point of navigating to this page and browsing recent posts to see if there’s an even that you missed.
It would be nice if we had an event calendar that was easy to maintain, but I haven’t figured out a good way to do that yet.
– Kirk