The last stop of the day was to a hotel by a riverside. It is a business class hotel so room is very small and not many people staying on Sat night. We had the whole hotel restaurant to ourselves to have a buffet dinner. We also prepared the gift for our high school visit before we went back to our room to do reflection, rest and look forward to the next day.

The next stop was the famous Kumamoto Castle. Like most castles, this castle has a moat too. We had an elderly gentleman and lady as our castle guides.



Castle, Warrior, Ninja and Guard! Photo time!


The inside of the castle was elaborately done up.



The highest castle was 6 stories tall. The steps were steep, narrow and small. But the view up at the highest point was worth of the effort. The view changed as one walked from window to window at the top.