Journey to the East: Day 8 Kumamoto

Our rail passes started today.  We took the Shinkansen, bullet train, to Kumamoto.  It was fast, so fast that when we get on the train, before we sit down, it was already moving.

Our hotel is directly next to the station, so we walked through the Christmas market and dropped off our luggage.  We found some lunch at the train station mall before we went to the castle.  

We took the tram to the castle.  It is a nice big castle, damages from 2016 earthquake are still being repaired.  We walked back via additional temples and a bonus botanical garden.

We made a mistake in resting in the hotel and did some shopping at the electronic store before going to dinner.  The conveyor belt sushi restaurant queue was very long when we got there.  We did a lot of shopping whilst we wait.  We were starving by the time we were seated.  The food was very good though.