RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting 70th Anniversary Celebration - Beauty Perfected: Osaka City Museum of Art Collection
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Trick or Trash Halloween celebration/fundraiser
Kumamoto University Festival - Flower Bookmark Workshop & Photo Exhibition
Kirk here. It has come to my attention (via a message from a user) that some comments on this page may be from fake accounts. Personally, I don't mind if individuals choose to use pseudonyms, even though that's technically against Facebook policy. If I can be sure that the person using the pseudonym is using that pseudonym on their primary account (not one created to post comments anonymously), has a beating heart, and especially if I know that he or she actually lives in Kumamoto I'm OK it; I won't insist that the account name be the name on the person's passport. But, if I see comments from an account that is basically empty (no friends, no posts, recently made, etc.), I may ban that person from Kumamoto International without contacting him or her to try to verify their identity. Please do not create an account for the purpose of posting comments under an assumed identity or "pen name."
川尻お寺deフェスタ
Kirk here. We had some lightening and thunder today. This is a video from RKK's website:
el Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Exhibition
Kirk here with news about a local educational issue.
William This blog regarding hiking in Kumamoto is three years old, but it is doubtful the info is out of date. Also included are some wonderful photos. Perhaps an autumn hike could be squeezed in, or you can start planning for next spring.
Kirk here with a ChatGPT translation of part of this Japanese article (the rest is behind a paywall):
Kirk with more about TSMC:
Kirk here. $10 in subsidies? Nice work if you can get.
Teen Driven Trick or Trash Ezuko Halloween Party Fundraiser
Kirk here with news about the earthquake museum in Aso.
Kirk here with another NEW WEB EASY article about Kumamoto. As I've written before, I think this is a good site for folks interested in studying Japanese.
William Here is a short summary of Kumamoto Castle restoration with several good photographs. https://kumamoto-guide.jp/en/article/detail/254?fbclid=IwAR1NG76_rGWBxKxk0QJx2ON5gq8NNOl9vWSAaxIpJ08KKGyWB_72U_950mk
This article is behind a paywall so I can't read the whole thing but I can see from the headline and picture that it's about master sword smith Genrokuro Matsunaga and that the point is that foreign visitors have finally returned after the COVID-19 lull. -- Kirk
yabusame (流鏑馬) archery event
川尻 Festival
William Kochia (Japanese, "kokiya," also "houkigusa" ほうき草, meaning a plant for making brooms) is an annual plant native to Eurasian and known for its unique round shape and fluffy texture. As they grow, their color changes from vibrant green in the summer to a greenish-red and finally to a bright scarlet in late October.
