Kirk here with a heads up about Christmas markets, one at Hanabata Hiroba (downtown, near the castle) and one at Kumamoto Station. The dates and times are listed on the website with enough English and Arabic numerals (dates and times) to make things clear enough even if you can’t read the Japanese text.
Reviews are welcome! If you get a chance to go, please write a note about what you liked or didn’t like.
Finally, here’s an article (in Japanese) from the Kumanichi:
