On Friday, July 20, we all said goodbye to Oguni and went to Kumamoto City. First we stopped by the home of Hisako's family, where her brother, parents, and 94-year old grandmother live. Her brother was at work and couldn't be in the photo. We also said hello to their cat, Ram. After some tea and a few cookies, it was time for lunch at Mos Burger, where the burgers are NOT made of moss. It's just a name.
After lunch we drove to Kumamoto Castle (website at About.com: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4501.html). Jen rang what she thought was the doorbell, but no one answered, so we just let ourselves in. The castle itself is beautiful, but the sweltering heat of this particular day made it difficult to enjoy. Inside the main building is a museum. One of the cool things on view was this mask and helmet and armor used by samurai several hundred years ago. Anyone see the similarity to Darth Vader? That's because George Lucas drew inspiration from this style of Japanese armor when he conceived of Darth Vader for Star Wars.
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