William Fiona had written about fireflies and where to find them. A choice spot is behind the City Library, which sits adjacent to the Suizenji-Ezuko spring cluster and has its own street car stop. The springs there are numerous and surrounded by a type of banana known as the 芭蕉 (bashō - yes, the same kanji as the eponymous poet; if anyone knows why, please inform). The fiber banana has long been used by Okinawans to make cloth, called in English abaca cloth and in Japanese bashōfu (芭蕉布). Brought to Kumamoto by the Hosokawa lords as an ornamental plant, the fruit is inedible. The banana grove behind the library is flooded with dike-like paths, making for an enchanted walk, a heaven for fireflies, and an escape from summer heat. A link to the park’s official firefly site: https://www.ezuko-park.com/blog/13354 more on abaca banana fiber cloth: https://kogeijapan.com/locale/en_US/kijokanobashofu/ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%AD%E8%95%89%E5%B8%83 and a bit about Bashō the poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D Note: photos nabbed from the Web.