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Leaving the bear until last

19 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Fukuoka-Shinkansen - Leaving the bear until last

Kumamoto to Fukuoka on a short bullet train ride

Hotel photo lovers rejoice, for today you are in for a treat with three (3)! photos of my hotel room! The journey from Kumamoto to Fukuoka takes ....

Japan beats Hong Kong at Korea

18 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Bibimbap - Japan beats Hong Kong at Korea

Another lap of Kumamoto city centre

Last night in Kumamoto, I decided to celebrate by having Korean food. People with developed attention spans may remember about 10 days ago I had b....

Logging and tv towers

18 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Hiking-Mount Kinbo - Logging and tv towers

Mount Kinbo from Kamikumamoto station

There are not a lot of mountains near Kumamoto. Most people go to Mount Aso, which is the very active volcano, however there is almost no hiking a....

Not rice not noodles

17 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Station - Not rice not noodles

Kumamoto station area

Instead of catching the tram to the main station area, I walked along the tram tracks. This probably annoyed the tram drivers. The journey on foot....

Everywhere has a castle and a garden

17 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Garden-Castle - Everywhere has a castle and a garden

Suizenji garden and Kumamoto castle

Today I went to the things most people go to see in Kumamoto, Suizenji Koen and the local partially destroyed by recent earthquake but largely re-....

White light district

16 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Food-Beef - White light district

Kumamoto bar and entertainment areas

Just a short outing tonight due to a lot of km earlier. First I saw a bunch of white lights and assumed there was a street full of dentists, but n....

A lengthy minor traverse

16 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Hiking-Uto Peninsula - A lengthy minor traverse

Uto Peninsula from Ishiuchi-Dam to Uto Station

Today I walked the length of the Uto peninsula. There are a couple of noted very small mountains along the way, Odake and Yudake, but there is alm....

Tomato sunset shrine

15 April 2025


Japan-Kumamoto-Shrine - Tomato sunset shrine

Kumamoto Shotengai walk

Tonight I walked around most of the central area of Kumamoto being blinded by the sun, before eventually eating a bowl of tomato soup. The Shoten....

Gale forced escape

15 April 2025


Japan-Kagoshima-Kumamoto-Shinkansen - Gale forced escape

Kagoshima to Kumamoto on the Shinkansen

Now I am in Kumamoto. I have not been here before. It is about an hour away from Kagoshima on the bullet train. Before I left Kagoshima this morn....

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