Hello Everyone, Sorry my last couple updates have been so pathetic, but time & sleep was at a premium. So let me catch you on a couple things. First of all, I have finally been able to secure sumo tickets. The tournament is scheduled to start on November 11 and that is the only day in my itinerary that I could attend the match. I didn't know...

We got up nice and early to catch Kumamoto's Asaichi (morning market), which supposedly sported a wide range of hand made crafts and souvenirs. We got there to find out that Lonely Planet was inaccurate (again). Just fish and veggies. However we found a couple of friendly locals who told us the place to go was the Satsuma Glass Workshop. Doing t...