Kumamoto Guest House

... castle and he wanted to get back into town to do some shopping, he drove me back down the hill too.  Higoji Minshuku, the guest house, is on the hill in front of the Bussharito, a white building that is supposed to house the Buddha's ashes.  The ...

... by automatic sensors. All footpaths we have seen have those yellow dimples along them as well. We got to the ryokan (guest house) in Kumamoto. A cosy place, about 5min walk from the city center. We walked to Kumamoto-jo, an impressive castle with ...

... they've been expecting our visit and later Fumi tells us that they have been practicing their English a lot. We have lunch in the Guest House restaurant and get caught up with each other. We tell Dr. Yamada about our trip so far and he shares some ...

At 9:30, we meet Makoto Nakamichi and Takahiro Nishi (these are the same two students who took us to play soccer) at our guest house. They are going to drive us to Mt. Aso today. This is an active volcano about an hours drive from the university. On ...

... attended to. We have sushi rolls, gigantic pieces of sashimi, and some fried fish. After paying our bill, we walk back to our guest house. Before going to bed, we watch an old western movie (it's ridiculous but in English, so we watch. It turns out ...

... carriage, museums, cafes, and boutiques. It was obvious that the town was not my cup of tea. Still, because I happened to find a budget guest house in there, I made up my mind to try the town, too. I went for a walk in the neighbourhood of the guest ...

... nome Hiro si e' fermato con la sua bici per chiederci se avevamo intenzione di fare il pellegrinaggio e pubblicizzare la sua guest house. Inizialmente avevamo deciso di dormire in un parco vicino, ma siccome le zanzare non ci davano tregua siamo tornati ...

... I met the French girls again. I based myself in Kumamoto for the next three nights. That same afternoon I visited the impressive Kumamoto Castle, quite unlike European castles.   The day after that I activated my Japanese Rail pass, which I already ...

... . The Kyushu Shinkansen just started running in 2004 and currently makes a short 40 minute ride to Shin-Yashiro station in Kumamoto prefecture. The rest of the route to Hakata station is currently being built where it will be connected to the main ...

... plenty to talk about, and seemed to enjoy carrying out their own interests. In some cases, like Eiko-san at the Kajita ryokan in Kumamoto, the bulk of the business was run by the woman of the house (while the husband just sat quietly in front of the ...