Autumn Grand Festival at Kawasiri Shrine
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Atsuko here.
Kumamoto Castle AKI no OSHIRO MATSURI
Kirk here. If you search for "one piece flag protest" you can find lots of articles about how the One Piece pirate flag (created, of course, by Kumamoto's own Eiichiro Oda) is being used in protests all over the world.
Kumamoto Living People Festival Mizuaakari
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20th Kumamoto Kurashihito Festival Mizuakari
Atsuko here.
Kirk here. Atsuko's post about Amakusa reminded me of this bit of news from RKK. Even if you don't understand Japanese, the combination of the English text and the images in the video should give you a clear idea of what's nice about the Ryugatake Summit Natural Park (which I've never been to yet myself).
Dear Amakusa Mogushi, Onikizaki fans.
Kirk here. When a falling star is very bright it can be called a "fireball" (火球; kakyuu). Well, a very bright one fell near Kyushu last night. Kagoshima and Nagasaki had some cool shots (most news reports feature those) but this video has the best I've seen from Kumamoto.
One of my favorite cartoons depicts a foreign jogger sweating through the heat. A bystander remarks, "Henna gaijin," to which is companion replies, "Isn't that redundant?" - William
We've got a typhoonette coming. - William
Kirk here. It's been a while since I've visited this tunnel. It's not my favorite place in the Aso area but it's cool inside and kind of unique. Might be good to put it on your itinerary if you're going to in the area. :)
Kumamoto Tokai Dai Seisho Second Round Game - Koshien Baseball Tournament
About collection of disaster garbage due to heavy rain damage.
Kirk here. I complained about EVERYONE getting repeated midnight warnings and reports that gave the impression that everyone had to evacuate. But, it's also true that a lot of people were put in harm's way and quite a few suffered significant damage, particularly in the Tamana area.
Kirk here. In a comment I'll put a link to this video showing how Shimotori flooded yesterday. It was particularly sad for folks with shops below street level. :(
Kirk here. I have found the quality of journalism in the Japan Times to be pretty good in the past but not so much so in this case. As I posted previously, it may be true that the "literal" message sent to millions of people was an "evacuation order." But, it's also true that most of the millions who were not in a flood plain and not near a steep incline had the good sense to stay put -- a point that the article doesn't explain.
