Kirk here with some news for skateboarders and/or skateboarding fans. For a fee (adults 1,200 yen; kids 1,000 yen) you can use the skateboarding facilities that have been installed temporarily in front of Amu Plaza Kumamoto (near Kumamoto Station). On the 8th of May, two olympic medalists (Momiji Nishiya and Funa Nakayama) will come to show you how it’s done.