Kirk here with an update on the helicopter from Kumamoto that crashed in Okinawa.
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Kirk here. This Kumamon (the one in front of Sakura Machi Kumamoto) had his mask removed today, in keeping with the national downgrading of COVID-19.
William This was behind Kumanichi's paywall, so I couldn't read the whole article, but the first sentence was sufficient: "Of the 89 civilian airports nationwide, the number of landings by U.S. military aircraft in 2022 was 56 at Kumamoto Airport (Mashiki Town), the second highest number after 60 at Fukuoka Airport (Fukuoka City)." https://kumanichi.com/articles/1039055
Kirk here with with a detailed article (lots of pictures and a map) about the restoration (completion cscheduled for July) of the Minami Aso Railway.
(Fiona) The Kumamoto-i inbox has a message from a British hitchhiker currently visiting Kumamoto and looking for people to view the coronation of King Charles with. He asked if there are any watch parties going on. I'm currently out of the country and unable to help, so posting here to reach a wider audience.
Happy Golden Week!! 🌳🚊🎏🐸🛫🗾
(Douglas) Saturday and Sunday, at the end of Golden Week, are going to be very wet!
(Douglas) A little addition to Kirk's post on Shiraito no Taki. I made this short video a few years ago.
TSUTAYA AV Club Chikami店 クリアランスセール
Kirk here with something about Shiraito no taki (白糸の滝), my favorite waterfall within an hour of Kumamoto. First, here's a link to a very nice article from Untapped Kumamoto that has lots of details, including a Google map:
Kirk here. Thanks to Atsuko for sharing the video about Kumamoto Castle. It featured SEO Seiichi (瀬尾誠一) playing the role of KATO Kiyomasa. In the recent elections, Mr. SEO won a seat in the city council. Life imitates art. ;)
Atsuko here with Kumamoto castle video.(*^^*)
Atsuko.GW has begun.
Kirk here. Today is May 1st, the 67th anniversary of the first official report of the disease. So, a ceremony was held in Minamata and Minister of the Environment NISHIMURA Akihiro came to attend. After the ceremony he had to explain why it is that, even though the government wrote a law in 2009 that requires the conduct of a survey of the extent of the damage to the health of all of the people who lived near the polluted waters, the survey still hasn't even been started. Nishimura said that, while he can't promise he would like to try to set up a committee to begin studying how to actually do the survey by this summer.
Kirk here. Today I'm enjoying a tasty lunch in Spice Aroma (an Indian restaurant), which is located in the Kokai Shopping Street (子飼商店街).
GW pizza making and dining experience at Misumi machi restaurant
Flower Arranging Workshop
