Yatsushiro

My hometown is Yatsushiro in Kumamoto. I live in Yatsushiro now. I commute from My house to KJU by train every day. Yatsushiro is very nice place. Yatsushiro has many good places and good products.

Now Yatsushiro's poplation is about 13,0000. Yatsushiro's area is 680,19 square kilometers. The city merged with municipalities of Izumi, Kagami, Sakamoto, Sencho and Toyo to from the new expanded city of Yatsushiro.

Yatsushiro has many good places. Gokanosho in Izumi has very nice landscape. There colored leaves are very beautiful in autumn. Many people visits there. Also, Hinagu hot spring is very nice place. If I soak in the hot spring, I can relax and feel very good.

Yatsushiro's famous products are rush, banpeiyu, kodayaki and so on. Yatsushiro's rush production is the highest in Japan. Banpeiyu is a kind of shaddock. It is very delicious. Kodayaki is a pottery which has more than 400 years history. It is very nice pottery.

Yatsushiro has two big events in a year. One is Myokensai. It is one of three big festivals in Kyushu. It is held in November 23th. The other is national fireworks display. It is held in October each year. It is very beautiful and wonderful. Both of them are very interesting. Many people comes there every year.

I love Yatsushiro! I really think Yatsushiro is very good place.