The main tower of Kumamoto castle behind thick walls

One of the wells of the castle

And more walls ...

... but finally ...

... the reconstructed main tower of Kumamoto castle ...

... from which you have a nice view.

As I just love Japanese gardens I visited the Suizenji Garden.

This is definitely one of the most beautiful gardens I saw in Japan.

Not far away from Kumamoto there is the Aso national park. I wanted to go to the top of the vulcano but on the day I went the weather was that miserable.

The postcard shows how it would be with nice weather. I definitely have to go there again some time.