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Kumamoto, Home of Kumamon

We checked out of the フェアフィールド･バイ･マリオット･熊本阿蘇 Fairfield by Marriott Kumamoto Aso this morning and took the train over to 熊本 Kumamoto and left our bags at ザブラッサム熊本 The Blossom Kumamoto, the hotel we’ll be staying at tonight. We had lunch at Ajisen‘s honten before checking out the Monkey D. Luffy statue and 水前寺成趣園 Suizenji Jojuen, both nearby. After, we visited 熊本城 Kumamoto Castle before having a sushi dinner in Kumamoto Station.

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Kagoshima

After waking up at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, we took the Shinkansen down to 鹿児島市 Kagoshima and then a local train to Sengan-en Station. From the station, we had a fantastic view of 桜島 Sakurajima, a nearby active volcano that was spewing an ash cloud at the time! We visited the nearby 仙巌園 Sengan-en and had lunch there. We visited 城山公園 Shiroyama Park before having dinner and returning to Hakata.

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