Me at the Castle

Me in front of one of the corner turrets of the Castle
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Blog: Kumamoto Castle
Date: January 30th 2008

Kumamoto Castle

As promised, this entry is about my trip to Kumamoto Castle. As most of my close friends know… there are two things that have continued to hold my interest over the years. Castles and swords (especially Samurai!) and this trip to Japan was arguably the coolest thing I’ve done to date. It came with mixed feelings which I will explain later, but for now all I can say ... read more

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