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KUMAMOTO tourism spot

Kumamoto has many tourist attractions. For example, there are an amusement park, sea, mountain, hot spring and more. That’s the reason why many people like Kumamoto. If we want to shopping, we can go to Kumamoto city. If we want to live close to nature, we can go to suburbs in Kumamoto. In summer, we can swim at sea. And in winter, we can enjoy skiing at mountain.
Then Kumamoto is famous in hot springs. Many people visit for Kumamoto’s hot spring from other prefectures. Kumamoto has many attractions, so visitor will be satisfied with Kumamoto.

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estival

HINOKUNI festival

There are lots of festivals in Kumamoto. Most famous one is HINOKUNI festival on summer. Many people dancing with OTEMOYAN music and walking around Kumamoto city. Then the high-into-the air fire work that goes up in the Kumamoto castle is beautiful.


YAMAGA lantern festival


Next, YAMAGA TOUROU festival is also famous festival in summer. Over 1000 people are walking with lantern on the heads. The spectacle is very fantastic. And they are dancing with YOHEHO music that is a long-established custom.


FUJISAKIHACHIMANGU festival

Then many young people in Kumamoto like FUJISAKIHACHIMANGU festival. It’s a biggest event in Kumamoto. Many people are dancing, drinking and walking with horse. We shout ‘DO-KAI, DO-KAI’. There are lots of exiting events in Kumamoto’s summer.

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food

BASASHI

There are lots of famous foods in Kumamoto. Most famous food in Kumamoto is BASASHI. That is a slice meet of horse. We eat raw. It’s a rare thing that eats horse in Japan. Horse’s meet are low-fat, so BASASHI are popular among women.

KARASHIRENKON

Next, KRASHIRENKON are also famous food in Kumamoto. It’s a fried lotus root with mustard. Long time ago, KARASHIRENKON made for an ill health lord. Lotus root are good for health. But KARASHIRENKON eats with alcoholic drink now.

TAIPIEN

We have one more delicious dish. That is TAIPIEN. TIPIEN’s origin is Chinese food but we arranged it for Japanese. It’s a kind of noodles and has lots of vegetables. We can eat TAIPIEN in only Kumamoto.

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ASO

Aso is famous place in Japan, because there is big mountain ‘Mt. ASO’. Mt. ASO is an active volcano and has biggest caldera in the world. That’s the reason why Kumamoto called ‘HINOKUNI (the fire country)’. We can make a field trip to a crater, but when the crater is active, we can’t enter there.

Because of Mt. ASO is big volcano, there are many hot springs in ASO. For example KUROKAWA hot spring, UCHINOMAKI hot spring and more.

Then also Mt. ASO is national park. So there are many tours for Mt. ASO.And, Aso has many sightseeing spots, for example, Kusasenri and Aso Shrine.

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kumamoto castle

Kumamoto Castle, the leading symbol of Kumamoto City, will celebrate its 400-year anniversary in 2007. And Kiyomasa Kato was built it. And Kumamoto castle is commonly known by 'Ginnan' castle. That the reason why called this name is there are many trees of gonkgo. Then Kumamoto castle is famous for ‘Musya gaeshi’. That is the stone wall that can be protect from the warriors. Kumamoto castle is one of the Japanese famous castle. Kumamoto castle is located near the Kumamoto traffic center. It's takes about 5 minutes by walk. The restoration work of the caste building most of which has already been completed will revive the magnificence of the castle to what it was when it was first constructed. Now there are many events that celebrate 400 years anniversary. You will enjoy the traditional culture at Kumamoto castle.