I decided to take the trip out to Kumamoto to visit Yuki in Yatsushiro. I was blessed with good friends who came from good families. For my stay in Kumamoto, Yuki was the perfect tour guide for his prefecture. Although Kumamoto, Yatsushiro to be more specific, is a bit more, actually a lot more country than the previous cities I've visited, it does have it's own way of fun. As for me, someone once called me, "country boy," this is the perfect "home-town" feeling and vibe. The town where you went to elementary school, old friends, places you used to play, etc. For me, coming to this peaceful retreat, is a nice break away from the city life. Anyways, peep this pics.
Downtown Kumamoto
The Kumamoto Castle
Beautiful models...amazing, just amazing
Finally made our way to the top of the castle...the 360 view from atop
The view towards Kurume
The view towards Miyazaki
The view towards Kagoshima
Sorry, I just HAD to peep this model one LAST TIME...stunned
On the south side of the castle, there's a small quarters for the king or the head of the castle where they stay in. 4 months prior to our visit, they had just recently rebuilt the whole interior with new woods. The wood used is very hard to come by, you'll never be able to find such quality in American woods.
Every single nook and crannie, every single door handle and pendants, are all hand-crafted, all custom work. 
Photoshoot?
On the way to getting some ramen...
mmmm...fried rice
Out of all the ramen I had tried in Japan, Kumamoto has got the best ramen ever! Hands down. 
On 2 hour journey to Mt. Aso
Finally made it! To our surprise and interest, we scoped out a young couple making out on top of slab in front of eveyrone....it was awesome, too bad some girls broke it up...boo. Basically we saw a lot of couples coming up here...must be the make out spot in the country side.
Breathe in that fresh country air...
In Kumamoto, they are well-known about their horses, but they're even more popular for eating them! That's right, they eat horses, and they eat em raw! Horse sashimi anyone? A very rare eat in America, but muscling down just won't do justice to Kumamoto, savor every single morsel of this horse.
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