I mentioned yabusame (archery on horseback) the other week in my post on Culture Day, but it's a topic that definitely deserves its own post. I'd never had the chance to witness yabusame until this past October at the Kumamoto Castle autumn festival but I can now say with authority that it is very, very cool. Yabusame as... Continue Reading →
Good Eats: Honmaru Palace Restaurant (Kumamoto)
If you're ever in Kumamoto, it's a crime not to see one of the top three castles of Japan. I've already been there three times but it wasn't until recently that I discovered one of Kumamoto-jo's coolest secrets - a hidden restaurant on the second floor of the Honmaru Gozen Palace that serves food from the Edo era... Continue Reading →