Typhoon 20, Kumamoto

I decided to trek it back 20-odd kms to Kumamoto to the closest internet cafe to wait out the incoming Typhoon (20). The ride back was mostly downhill but I knew I would have to come back through Aso area so it did take some serious deliberation. I pumped in my usual banana and honey …

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Road to Laputa, Kumamoto

I've come to learn: if it's not hard to get to, it's not worth seeing. That is definitely true for the Road to Laputa. The name again comes from the similarity to a Ghibli movie: Castle in the Sky, Laputa (Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ) https://goo.gl/maps/sMzzhqvjDZy A touch ride up like 1,300m or so and I finally made …