Kumamoto sightseeing

Aso is very famous mountain in Kumamoto . Aso has caldera which is the biggest in the word.
There is very beautiful nature. At night, we can see many stair. Because kumamoto air is very clear. And very nice night view.
Yuusui tunnel is very beautiful!!! There are decorateing!
There are many hot spring! It's very famous. Kurokawa hot spring is very famous so many tourist visit there.　Kusasennri is nice place to visit. It's very beautiful.
New Year's Day, many people visit "daikannbou" to watch the first sunrise fo the year.

Amakusa is over 120 small and large islands, Amakusa faces the East china Sea and the Shiranuhi Sea, offering a stunningly beautiful landscape. In summer many people go to the sea.
There is so clear. Espesially mogushi beach is so clear!!!


Kikuchi is good place. Kikuschi valley is nice place. Water is so cold and clear.
We can swim in the valley. The leaves turn in autumn it's very beautiful!
Around Kikuchi shine, very beautihul cherry blossom in spring so many poplpe and tourist visit there.
Kikuchi source

I will explain about Kumamoto. Kumamoto has many fomouse things. I will talk about them.

First, I introduce about Kumamoto castle. There is Kumamoto castle in the center of Kumamoto. It is traditional building in Japan. Many people visit this castle. Kumamoto castle is built by Kato Kiyomasa 400 years ago. So this year is 400 anniversary. It is held special festival this year.
The characteristic of building is musyagaeshi. It is the wall that people can not enter in the castle. It is very famous.
There are a lot of events peromed. In spring, we can see many cerry blossoms in Kumamoto castle.

There are many festival in Kumamoto. Especially Fujisaki shrine fall festival is very very famous. It is held every year and very big festival. the last day of the festival, people lines climax. The most notable thing is "zuibyou" and "kazariuma". It attracts people' s attention. They parades around the Kumamoto city.
In summer, it is held yamaga garden larntern festival in yamaga. Woman dance with garden larntern on the head.
In Kumamoto castle, there are fire festival every year. It is very big festival.

Kumamoto has long history. Kumamoto was called higo clan a long time ago. The famouse people is Kato Kiyomasa and Hosokawa tadayoshi. They are very famouse people in Kumamoto.
Kato Kiyomasa built Kumamoto castle. He served it as a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he fought in one place after another in each place and showed a military exploit. He became a feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto. He became a vassal of Tokugawa in Hideyoshi posthumously and I gave a military exploit by a fight of Sekigahara and became Higo Kumamoto feudal lord.