William Personal note: My son, who has moved to Tokyo, will marry a Tokyoite (Edo-kko, 江戸っ子). My wife’s health prevents us from traveling up to Tokyo for their wedding, so her parents came down to Kumamoto to meet us. They (and his bride) are the sweetest people imaginable. We took them to the restaurant Shiromiyagura (城見櫓), which means “Turret with a View of the Castle” - and, wow, what a view, with a façade mimicking the castle. Note that the ceiling lights mimic ginkgo leaves (銀杏, Ichō), which is the castle’s symbol - the castle is often referred to as 銀杏城 (gin’nanjō). It is the type of restaurant with individual, private rooms for dining. There were six of us, and we were assigned a room of appropriate size. The servers all wear kimono and glide in and out quietly with a half-dozen courses of delicacies. Obviously, it is not the type of establishment where one would dine daily. However, should a special occasion arise such as relatives visiting from your home country who you REALLY want to impress, I give it five stars+. (Disclaimer: my daughter’s high school classmate works there.) https://www.shiromiyagura.com/