Kirk here. Click on the photo to see a slideshow of some of the ways in which Tsujunkyo was lit up.
2024-02-17 20:56 JST 2024 Kirk here. Click on the photo to see a slideshow of some of the ways in which Tsujunkyo was lit up. Japan's national treasure Tsujun Bridge spectacularly lit up with projection mapping - The MainichiYAMATO, Kumamoto -- Tsujun Bridge, one of Japan's largest stone arched aqueducts and a national treasure, was illuminated with colorful projection map https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240213/p2a/00m/0et/00 … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 5 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 0 ← 2024-02-17 10:00 JST 2024-02-17 22:27 JST → Around this time … 2024-02-19 11:46 JSTKirk here with information about an exhibition that is in progress and the Contemporary Art Museum of Kumamoto.https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/events/-/Alfons-Mucha-Multitalented-Artist/30F1158F/2024-02-10Unfortunately, English side of the museum's website only mentions previous exhibitions and not this one:https://www.camk.jp/english/information/It is properly listed, however, on the Japanese site:https://www.camk.jp/Alfons Mucha : Multitalented Artist （Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto） 2024-02-18 18:36 JSTKirk here. Princess Kako will be coming to Kumamoto for the opening of the new TSMC facility:--- start quote ---With the Kumamoto plant slated to open on Feb. 24, the report said TSMC founder Morris Chang (張忠謀), Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Princess Kako will cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony.--- end quote ---I guess I should have mentioned Prime Minister Kishida and Morris Chang too but, well, Princess Kako is cuter than the two of them combined. She's a real-life princess that could be in a Disney movie.Princess photo copped from:https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15098667Article on TSMC opening:https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202402170009 2024-02-18 13:43 JSTWilliam "Otsukaresama" to all of our friends who participated in today's marathon. Those with stories and/or photos to share, please PM us and we will ensure that your voice is shared.Shown: Kumamon at the Kanakuri Marathon. 2024-02-18 10:38 JSTLiz here. I am posting the translation of a post made earlier this weekend by Noriko Kimoto , a tea ceremony teacher here in Kumamoto. I think most foreign residents are familiar with Shirakawa Park downtown , next to the police station, but you may not know about the historically and culturally important tea house that sits quietly in the back corner of the park. I had the good fortune to attend a tea ceremony event by Kimoto sensei last year. 2024-02-17 22:27 JSTWilliam I don't get out much but visited the Gusto in Kuhonji for lunch and was quite surprised to be served by robots. It was no gimmick - one orders by tablet, the food is delivered by robot, and the only human interaction is when you're seated and when you pay. It was quite pleasant, actually. Is this the new normal that I've been missing out on? 2024-02-17 20:56 JSTKirk here. Click on the photo to see a slideshow of some of …Japan's national treasure Tsujun Bridge spectacularly lit up with projection mapping - The Mainichi (this post) 2024-02-17 10:00 JSTKirk reporting that Amakusa used to have some BIG critters running around: "It is the largest jawbone of a carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Japan, according to experts."Tyrannosaurid jawbone fossil found for 1st time in Japan - The Mainichi 2024-02-16 13:45 JSTMichaela here - Thanks to Kuma Visit for the post that the Kumamoto Marathon is being held this Sunday. As the map indicates there will be some impacts in terms of road closures and public transport routes particularly in town. Good luck to any members participating 🏃 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃♂️ 2024-02-16 11:04 JSTWilliam Reihoku is a peninsula tipped by a large hill on Amakusa island, formerly known as Tomioka until it merged with several nearby villages. It even has a small castle, built in 1601 atop the hill, which came in handy in 1637, when rebels from Shimabara crossed the sea and attacked during the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion. It takes less than an hour to walk every small fork on the one road that crosses the tip; here and there are sandy beaches with fair-to-good water quality. Its small but deep harbor offers ferry service to Shimabara. For Amakusa fans, the sleepy town is a must-visit both for its past and present.Japan Today reports that a jawbone fossil from a tyrannosaurid dinosaur was recently discovered there from the Late Cretaceous period, when Kyushu was connected to the Asian mainland. Maybe Reihoku will become a little less sleepy. https://japantoday.com/category/national/tyrannosaurid-jawbone-fossil-found-for-1st-time-in-japan 2024-02-16 09:13 JSTKirk here with a call to foreigners to improve their manners. The illustration you see was added by the Kumanichi to a letter to the editor from a woman who wrote to complain. One problem brought up in the letter was a group of people gathering with bicycles on the sidewalk in a way that made it hard for other pedestrians to get by. Granted, that's not very considerate behavior. The other complaint (and what you see in the illustration) was about foreigners talking loudly on a bus and taking selfies. OK, having lived here a long time, I recognize that most Japanese people like for their bus rides to be quiet. However, I was very interested to hear from a Chinese student who gave a little presentation in a class of mine on "bus riding culture" that she found buses in Japan to be a bit too quiet. She said she actually preferred to hear people enjoying conversation and found the typical silence on Japanese busses to be a bit stifling.I recognize that it's a good idea for foreigners to respect the fact that many Japanese people like their busses to be quiet. At the same time, I'd like Japanese people to recognize that other approaches aren't necessarily "wrong" or "bad." Loosen up! ;)https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a006c0f4cd609f6478a7ccf9dd0b102f3961a8d0P.S. The letter writer thought that local governments should teach us proper manners. Hmmmm, that doesn't seem very likely to happen; I can't recall receiving such lessons since arriving here.外国人に交通ルール周知を【ハイ！こちら編集局】（熊本日日新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース 2024-02-15 13:38 JSTKirk here. Morris Chang is a huge figure in the history of microchips. He is originally from mainland China then emigrated to the U.S., where he eventually became a vice president of Texas Instruments. Chang's perception that racism would prevent him from moving any higher in the U.S. company is one consideration that led to his move to Taiwan in 1983. In Taiwan, his decision to separate semiconductor manufacture from chip design (TSMC focuses on manufacture) was an important factor in TSMC's success.https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202402050014If you, like me, enjoy listening to audio, check this out:https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1066548023/the-semiconductor-founding-fatherMorris Chang likely to attend Kumamoto fab opening on Feb. 24: Source - Focus Taiwan
