Kirk here with more from Takachiho. https://www.facebook.com/reel/243528938521986
2023-08-05 23:24 JST 2023 Kirk here with more from Takachiho. https://www.facebook.com/reel/243528938521986 ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 15 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 1 ← 2023-08-05 20:53 JST 2023-08-06 13:20 JST → Around this time … 2023-08-07 09:29 JSTLiz here, with a very last minute suggestion for an entertaining way to cool off ....Gallery Hane in Shinmachi is having an exhibition of selected artists interpretations of Youkai, Japanese supernatural creatures / apparitions. Sadly the exhibition ends on the eighth, but if you are near Shinmachi and want to see, among other things, "oni" playing rugby, I highly recommend dropping by. The neighborhood is fascinating to stroll around, with some beautiful old buildings and interesting shops ...and a great coffee shop (those need a whole post of their own) .http://hane.art.coocan.jp 2023-08-06 21:37 JSTKirk here. Michi no Eki Aso often features beautiful photos, like these, of the Aso area. I only share them occasionally so be sure to follow the page if you like what you see. And, don't forget to check out their website, which features articles in English, French, and Japanese:https://www.aso-denku.jp/en/https://www.facebook.com/eng.michinoekiaso/posts/pfbid0ceevSsHV48hbeEquEXEyM25vqr7habBbG5Hft3JTBAPvccqn8ePQh7ZHMEypkVnKl 2023-08-06 16:29 JSTKirk here with a note about upcoming weather. The image you see is from the following site:https://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/It looks like the storm will come fairly close to Kumamoto around Wednesday or so but, fortunately, it will probably be considerably weaker by that time. The yellow color indicates that it will probably be a Category 1 typhoon (according to the site's categories), down from a much, much nastier Category 4. 2023-08-06 13:33 JSTAtsuko, with local Kumamoto Oyaji gags for English-speaking dad-gags fans.A friend from Amakusa told me a long time ago that a shopping centre in Oyano-cho, Kami-Amakusa, CAMON, seemed to have been named a combination of the English word Come on, C'mon, the Japanese word [かいもの Kaimono]for shopping and the dialect word [きゃーもん Kya-mon]. I remember this pun (oyaji gag) every time I go swimming in the sea in Amakusa during the summer holidays.I was a bit amused to hear that Oyaji gag is also called dad joke in English.(*ᐛ*)ᒃToday's sea photo is from the recommended Oyano Sea. Last year's introductory post.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=7669625019777530&id=123734781033296&sfnsn=mo 2023-08-06 13:20 JSTKirk here with some information about the Hassaku festival, which is coming up in September in Yamato Town. I took the image from this page, which is in Japanese but has a convenient Google map:https://kumanichi.com/event/1128786Here's a link to some information in English on the Explore Kumamoto website:https://explore-kumamoto.com/hassaku-festival-yamato-town/ 2023-08-05 23:24 JSTKirk here with more from Takachiho. (this post) 2023-08-05 20:53 JSTAtsuko here.Today and tomorrow is the HINOKUNOMATSURI in Kumamoto City, and I think there are summer festivals all over Kumamoto and Japan this weekend.The Kofun Festival in my hometown of NAGOMI town is also this Saturday and Sunday.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=551019240528347&id=100068608272374In Karikusa, Minami Ward, where I live, there was also a summer festival organised by the local residents' association at the community centre.I was very impressed by how peaceful, fun and lively Kumamoto is.This is how summer should be.I also had bean Mamedago, a local delicacy of Minami Ward, for the first time in a long time. It is not sweet and is said to be a traditional fast food during the rice planting season.You can also hear the sound of fireworks. I hope everyone enjoys the summer in Kumamoto.(๑˃ᴗ˂)و♡ 2023-08-05 11:16 JSTKirk here. Sorry for the last-minute notice but today (8/5) is the day of the Hinokuni Matsuri So Odori or Otemoyan (big dance?). The picture is of a previous year, I think, and was taken from the following site:https://kumamoto-guide.jp/hinokunimatsuri/The site is only in Japanese. Personally, I'm slightly dismayed by the lack of publicly available information about today's even in English. For a general explanation about the festival in English, I recommend the following:https://ohmatsuri.com/en/articles/kumamoto-hinokuni-matsuriFor details about today, I think the Japanese site is all there is. Still, even if you're not fluent in Japanese, you can check out the maps and use machine translation services to check out text that interests you. 2023-08-05 11:04 JSTKirk here sharing a post from the International Center thanking Anna (Germany) and Walter (USA) for five years of service. I apologize in advance if I have misspelled the names -- I was only able to refer to the Japanese. Anna, Walter, otsukaresama deshita!https://www.facebook.com/kcic.kif/posts/pfbid02ViDLULucu94uJVa1kHVo2HJcBgNz5ued1a1SBF6SYEsoJVBVe5qaKQxQmok5M4LBl 2023-08-04 14:22 JSTKirk here again with another little TSMC-related tidbit I found interesting: "The chip complex in Kumamoto Prefecture, where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) is building its second plant, is paying factory workers 280,000 yen monthly, 40 percent more than the average wage paid in the region. "The Japan rebound is now in full force 2023-08-04 14:04 JSTKirk here. I've posted a lot about the new TSMC plants but I don't recall posting about the government funding: 1/2 for the first plant and 1/3 or so for the second!Japan to part fund TSMC plant - Taipei Times