When I was doing my so called itinerary for my Kyushu trip, I am thinking of skipping Kumamoto because the only thing I want to do on the said prefecture is to climb the crater of Mt. Aso. But then, that won’t be possible due to the volcanic activity of the volcano. Hence, I was losing all the excitement to visit this area. But then due to some changes on my schedule – fully booked morning bus, woke up late, got lost, I had some hours to explore more of this place. And boy, the changes are very worth it. Mt. Aso is really beautiful especially during sunset even from afar. I was able to visit Suizenji park – park that represents different places of Japan, and what can I say? What a serene garden! Perfect place to read a book but I don’t have one during that time. I also saw Kumamoto castle and too bad it’s still under construction. And lastly, I biked around Takamori village and reached the shrine from the anime Hotarubi No Mori E. I definitely spent too much time in this shrine which is evidently can be seen thru this video.
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