Introduction
We will show about Kumamoto with an aspect of the festivals, food,famous people, leisure spot, and sightseeing spot. We introduce mainly 5 features in Kumamoto.
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Festival
●Yamaga lantern festival
"Yamaga lantern festival" is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. Women put their head on lantern (made by paper) and dance around the main street in Yamaga city. It holds 2 days between "Japanese Obon". The light from lantern is slightly blight. It looks heavy, but it's very light because of paper. Visitors (Customers) enjoy women's dancing with "Yoheho bushi" that is a Yamaga's original music.
●Hinokuni Festival
Hinokuni Festival is the one of famous festivals in Kumamoto. It is held from August 11th to 13th every year. Many people dance to famous folk song of Kumamoto called "Otemoyan" in the center of the city.
In 13th, the big event is held. It is fire works.
You can watch ten thousand fire works. They are very beautiful. You should go.
●Myoken festival
Yatsushiro city has Myoken Festival. It is famous festival in Kyushu. It's hold in November. There are many kind of people. They walk in the city. The main character is Game. Its head is turtle and body is dragon. It has red hair on body. If you get them in the road and put them in your wallet, you can be rich.
Food
●Ikinaridango
Ikinari dango is traditional sweet in Kumamoto.
It is the thing which bean pastes and sweet potatoes are wrapped in dough of flour.
The recipe is very easy. Even when unexpected guests visit you, you can serve it to them soon (in Kumamoto dialect "ikinari" ). So, this sweet is called "Ikunari Dango"
It is very delicious.
●Horsemeat
Basasi is one of the special products of Kumamoto. We eat HORSE MEAT!! We eat it with soy source. Or we sometimes roast it a bit with attaching soy source mixed garlic. It is suitable to drink some alcohol. Many drunk loves to eat it. But it's a little expensive to eat basashi. It's a kind of gorgeous dish.
●Chikuwa
Hinagu town in Yatsushiro has Hinagu Chikuwa. Chikuwa made from fish. Its shape is like a tube. Chikuwa means "bamboo ring". First, ground fish is rolled around bamboo. Second, it's baked. Finally, bamboo is pull out. The shape is round so its name is Chikuwa. Hinagu has many chikuwa shops.
Sightseeing spot
●Yamaga
Yamaga is very popular place about hot springs and an important cultural asset.
. There is a "Yatiyo-za" that is a Japanese old theatre. Once upon a time, Kabuki is often played there. Kabuki actors come sometimes to play it so we can still watch it now.
And other feature is hot spring. Water in Yamaga city is soft water. If you touch it, you feel like clammy. It made our skin clean and beauty.
●Aso
Aso is most famous sightseeing spot in Kumamoto.
It has many good nature, food, hot spring place to visit and so on.
Mt. Aso is very famous. You should eat ice cream cone. You can enjoy the monkey show.
Depends on the season, you can enjoy picking fruits.
Every time you go to Aso, you can have good experiences.
Aso is my recommended spot.
●Hitoyoshi
Hitoyoshi is a nice sight seeing spot in Kumamoto. It is famous for hot springs. There are many hot springs. It is also famous for farms. Tere are many cows in the city. If you go to there, you can drink fresh milk. It is very rich. Please go to Hitoyoshi if you can go.
Famous people
●sport
Maki
Seiichiro Maki is a professional football player from Kumamoto. He is also one of representative of Japan. He played in the world cup in Germany.
He also loves his hometown Ogawa. He sometimes meet the chair person of his hometown. He takes part in event in Kumamoto. He got married recently. I hope his sprint.
●Comedian
Cream stew
Cream Stew is famous comedian in Japan. It group has two members, Arita and Ueda. They are from Kumamoto. They graduated from high school in Kumamoto which famous for be inteligent. Them comic skits and gags are very amusing. Recently, we often see them on TV. They are popular comedian.
●Historian
Natsume Soseki
Souseki Natsume is one of the most famous and popular novelists. Souseki Natsume is one of the most famous novelists. He printed as a 1000 yen bill by being praising his great novels.
He lives in Kumamoto because he loves Kumamoto. When he arrived here for the first time, he calls Kumamoto "Capital of light". Half of his Haiku (poem) is made in Kumamoto.
He lives in Kumamoto because he loves Kumamoto. When he arrived here for the first time, he calls Kumamoto "Capital of light". Half of his Haiku (poem) is made in Kumamoto.
Leisure spot
●Mt. Kinpo
Mt. Kinpo is 665 meters above sea level and it is a volcano. Did you know that?
It is the mountain which is symbol of Kumamoto City and it is known that Mt. Kinpo was used in the one scene of Soseki Natsume's novel "Kusamakura".
You can enjoy the night view of Kumamoto City in the evening.
I recommend watching sunset and night view feom there.
●Amakusa
Amakusa is west of Kumamoto. It has beautiful sea. If you go to there, you can eat many kind of fish and shellfish. They are delicious. In summer, you can swim in the sea. Amakusa has many beaches. They are very beautiful and you can be relax.
●Kikuchi valley
Kikuchi valley lies in north of Kumamoto prefecture. We feel cool because the air is very fresh. If we feel hot in summer, you go there. Kikuchi valley is also cool during summer. The nature is plenty. The water is very clean. It is chosen as best 100 water in Japan.
Conclusion
This is the end of our mega essay. If you are interested in Kumamoto or could know moreabout Kumamoto, we are very happy. We can learn about Kumamoto and we like our home town more. I hope you think so too.(last).
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