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@hendersonnoah33 The best friendships really do come from the most unexpected moments

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@ashleykbzyvCucs The best kind of plans are the ones you never saw coming and end up meaning the most

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I gaze at a sky filled only with magnolia blossoms. This haiku appears in Natsume Soseki’s novel *Kusamakura*. Though it was not composed during his Kumamoto years, it is introduced here because the novel is said to have been inspired by his

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・ﾟ・。斉護の三女・勇姫｡・ﾟ・
勇姫は斉護と正室・益の間に誕生し、16歳で福井藩主・松平春嶽に嫁ぎました。
勇姫の姉2人は誕生後すぐに亡くなり、また勇姫は9歳の時に天然痘にかかり、なんとか一命をとりとめたこと等から、斉護は勇姫を非常に可愛がっていました。

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Notice: 100th Anniversary Group Pilgrimage

The Takuma Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage marks its 100th anniversary this year. Join us on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Meet at 8:30 AM at Oyama Suwa Shrine.

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I gave birth with ease to a child like a sea cucumber. Fudeko, Soseki’s eldest daughter, was born May 31. Though “sea cucumber” is a winter seasonal word, he likened the infant to one with the bold leap typical of poet Soseki. Named Fude so she

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To mark 130 years since Natsume Soseki came to Kumamoto, we share a haiku he wrote during his time here, along with students’ reflections and photos. A stray cat comes to a mountain temple and falls in love. Its free, instinctive way of living felt

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10 Years Since the Kumamoto Earthquake: We are seeking your photos and stories. Share a 200-character story about a moment that moved you after the earthquake, along with a photo. Selected works will be exhibited at the Kumamoto City Museum of

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Former Sunatori Hosokawa Residence Garden

Built after the 1871 abolition of feudal domains as a retirement residence for Akikoin (Masu), wife of Hosokawa Narikata. Its stepping stones and pond closely match a 1874 drawing, preserving its original

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Takuma New Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, all sites are now complete with three new locations and the return of Site No. 43 to Oyama 1-chome.

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Kinkan Baba, a ghost story passed down in Kumamoto, is said to have a tiny kumquat-like face or carry heaps of kumquats. She runs incredibly fast and may chase you. Visit Kinpozan or Tatsudayama—you might meet her…

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Ubumé Spring wells beneath a cliff on Mt. Hanaoka’s north slope. Legend says it was used for newborn girls’ first baths in the Edo period—and for Yokote Goro. Hidden along a path, its hanging leaves create a mystical atmosphere.

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Yokoi Shonan, a pioneering thinker of the late Edo era, advised Lord Shungaku and helped drive political reform. After the Meiji Restoration, he joined the new government. His former home, Shijiken, still stands in Kumamoto City.

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13th Hosokawa Lord Shokuni to 14th Lord Morihisa

Shokuni inherited the family leadership in 1860 after his elder brother’s early death. In 1869, he returned the domain registers and became governor of Kumamoto. Morihisa succeeded him in 1870,

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To mark 130 years since Natsume Soseki came to Kumamoto, we share a haiku from his Kumamoto years. “Plum blossoms on the hill, against a lapis-blue sky. ”

Inspired by it, students photographed Nose-Broken Jizo overlooking Kumamoto—a quiet

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Takuma’s New Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage began in 1926, when Tomihachi Ueno, whose illness he believed was cured through faith in Kobo Daishi, established 88 sacred sites across the Takuma Three Mountains with local residents. Today, 84 sites

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Spring rain—carrying pots and kettles. In April 1900, Soseki moved to his final home in Kumamoto, near Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine. It was the only move he chose himself, drawn by its second-floor study. The house was acquired by Kumamoto City in

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100th Anniversary! Group Pilgrimage Notice

The Takuma Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites pilgrimage will be held on April 4. Meet at 8:30 AM at Oyama Suwa Shrine. Participation fee: ¥500. No advance registration required.

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夏目漱石来熊130周年記念。熊本時代の一句「春の夜のしば笛を吹く書生哉」から学生が感じた明午橋の風景。川面に映る街灯に、夜の趣を見つけました。