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2021-04-29 20:01 JST 2021 Thank you good information, Kuma visit, @Hiromi Chida.ーAtsuko(๑˃ᴗ˂)و ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 8 · Comments: 12 · Shares: 0 ← 2021-04-29 19:23 JST 2021-04-29 22:48 JST → Around this time … 2021-05-01 15:46 JSTTommy Lee Jones has long done Japanese commercials for canned coffee. I don't know why - he doesn't need the money. Likely he just enjoys them. This one is particularly good; the first is based on the Battle of Sekigahara, and the second on the Chushingura. The subtitles are hilarious. - WilliamSpaceman Jones Sekigahara 47Ronin - Japanese AD - Tommy Lee Jones 2021-04-30 22:43 JSTInteresting to think about how Edo-era Japanese considered the dog. Obviously, I have no idea - I've eaten it in both Korea and China; it's said that dogs will not approach you for several days after this as they can smell. I don't doubt it. But when and how they were introduced to Japan, and for what purpose, is interesting. If anyone has any ideas, please let us know. - William 2021-04-30 18:56 JSTKengun (健軍 - think about the name!) was and remains the headquarters of the Japanese 7th Army, charged with defending Kyushu, Okinawa, and all of the miscellaneous points thereabout. Kumamoto Airport doubles as an ASDF base, though no American aircraft use it - for now. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force announced on the 30th that a total of 15 fighter aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force conducted joint training with two B52 strategic bombers of the US Air Force on the 27th in the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. It seems that the aim is to restrain China, keeping in mind the situation surrounding Okinawa Prefecture, the Senkaku Islands and Taiwan. Summer in Japan is hot enough - let's hope it doesn't get any hotter. - William https://kumanichi.com/node/213882 2021-04-30 09:00 JSTA reycled FunkyFridayPlace.Actually, though I've posted about this, it has not been under the high visibility of the FunkyFridayPlace™ brand. But it is "recycled" for reasons that will become apparent.Indo Shokudo (インド食堂) is across the street from the Kumamoto Shiritsu Public Library at Oe 5 chome. The usual menu is a choice of a vegetarian or a non vegetarian curry of the day with the occasional special curry (mutton, liver and the owner says that he might have some deer meat curry, so you can get some after I get mine) They also do a nice chai, a good lassi and have home made coconut ice cream. Also the food is halal, though it is the middle of ramadan so you may have to wait. And you can order pak chi/cilantro as an extra. Yes!!But what of the recycled part? Well, I was speaking to another fan of the restaurant and she told me that if you prepare containers, rather than get the disposable plastic trays, you can bring those in and get the curry to-go! Here is a photo of my containers to give you an idea, the rice is 400 ml (the bottom right container) and the two side containers are 300 ml, which is good for a 2 person serving (I pick it up for me and my long suffering spouse) and are all from the 100 yen store. The curry container was a bit of splurge at 900 yen, I went to the new Home Viva store where the old Daiei at Kuhonji Kosaten was, but all you need is a 300 ml container with a good seal. They are open for lunch and dinner, but close every Wednesday and the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. The owner posts the curries on his Twitter feedhttps://twitter.com/indiandinerThe FFP google map is herehttps://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1qUH94Bac7Hr939b7_8gtvebaJZffGRsX&usp=sharing#kumaifunkyfridayplace 2021-04-29 22:48 JSTKirk here with some news about a very well-known singer, SADA Masashi, who has written a song for Hakusui Elementary School in Minami Aso.I remember SADA Masashi for having written and performed a song called "Kampaku Sengen" (関白宣言) -- a "declaration of a male chauvinist." It's so over-the-top as to make me think that he must have meant it as a parody -- but I'm not sure. I'll put links to the song and lyrics (with English translation) in a comment.Singer Masashi Sada offers song to new school in Kumamoto : The Asahi Shimbun 2021-04-29 20:01 JSTThank you good information, Kuma visit, @Hiromi … (this post) 2021-04-29 19:23 JSTY'know when you know a lot, but you don't know what you don't know, and then something pierces your mind like the high octave of a shakuhachi? Our local shakuhachi virtuoso Jeff Cairns has introduced us to the Shakuhachi Maker's Yakiin/Hanko Data Base. Jeeze, I'm glad to still be alive. - William https://hanko.windwheel.com/ 2021-04-27 17:29 JSTAriake Sea is not the place to go if you'd like to swim (for that, let's look at future posts), but it is an amazing ecosystem. A keystone species is the Japanese mudskipper (tobihaze, トビハゼ). It's not the most attractive fish, but it's adapted itself to an anoxic environment. The males dig burrows in the mud and try to attract females by acting really masculine. (See the photo for what it's like to display mudskipper masculinity. I think he's saying, "Yo!" ) Kumamoto Shinko (Port) is a good place to observe them. I was reminded of this by the Japan Today article on Saga's mudflats. - Williamhttps://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/saga-fun-in-the-mud 2021-04-27 13:26 JSTHere's a thoughtful post by our friend Carlton McCycle. Carlton, you really should be an editor of this page. It would be no more work and people would actually SEE your posts without my having to share them (the Facebook algorithm deems posts from "guests" to by unimportant).-- Yours truly, Kirkville McSkateboard ;)PS. I thought I was sharing Carlton's post but the sharing process didn't work as I had expected. I think I needed to ad the URL. Here it is:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/5275281439211912 2021-04-27 08:58 JSTKirk here. My wife and I thought of the Minamata disease issue when we heard about plans to dispose of the contaminated water. I guess we weren't alone.Minamata disease patients oppose release of Fukushima water into sea - The Mainichi 2021-04-26 17:48 JSTWith Golden Week upon us, many may be wondering about how to spend an enjoyable, cheap day out. Here's an idea for the more adventurous: take a bus from Kotsu Center towards Mt. Kimpo. From a point near the peak (ask a local - they can point it out), there is a trail which leads down to Kawachi, a fishing port most famous for its mikan and nori; the trail provides superb views of Mt. Unzen across the Ariake Sea. At a certain point, the trail enters a labyrinth of tiny, paved lanes that provide access for the mikan farmers. Feel free to pick as many mikan as you'd like - the farmers don't care. And visit a nori processing factory if you have a chance (they're on the right side of the port). Don't worry about getting lost - all of the lanes eventually lead to the town. From there, you can take a bus back to Kumamoto. Adventurous level: 8.5. - William