There’s a hill next to the Athletic Park (運動公園) at the base of which is one of those dilapidated hotels from the Showa Era. I like dilapidated hotels - otherwise, I will camp. It barely survived on groups of students gathering for athletic events, but those have dried up during the pandemic, so it has given up its last breath and will close. That is too bad - there are few facilities like it in Kumamoto, especially given its location. I wonder if the city government might consider taking it over and incorporating it into the park. - William https://kumanichi.com/articles/237363