William If any of our readers are aware of or plan on holding an event, please PM us so that we may clue in the wider community . It’s cosmos (the flower, not the TV show) season. A wonderful place to appreciate them is the Kumamoto Zoological and Botanical Garden (“the zoo”). While there, note the abundance of springs. A main reason why the zoo was built where it is is precisely this: free water for the hippos. And ride the Ferris wheel. And go in the House of Glass (separately and try to find one another). If you’re lucky and an elephant wanders over, you can pat him. https://www.ezooko.jp/imgkiji/pub/Default.aspx?c_id=31