Memoirs of a Samurai

I wasn’t expecting Kumamoto Castle to hit me the way it did. I mean, I knew it would be impressive—it’s famous for a reason—but standing at its base, looking up at these walls that had literally been destroyed and rebuilt, something shifted. The earthquake happened. The ground actually split open. The walls crumbled. And then people just... put it back together. Stone by stone. It’s wild to think…