I live in
Yatsushiro in
Kumamoto. There are a lot of special product and big event. And my hometown has some legend for the past.
Yatsushiro have a lot of special product. The most famous special product is rush product, for example tatami. 95% of tatami in Japan is
produced in
Yatsushiro. Rush process rush ice-cream cone. I have not eaten yet, but I heard it's delicious. The second famous thing is
banpeiyu, which is kind of citrus. It is sweet fruit. 90% of
banpeiyu is
produced in
Yatsushiro. Other special product are
Hinagu tikuwa,
Hachibei tomato,
ayu, green tea, ginger,
Yoshino pear and so on.
Yatsushiro have two big events. One is
Myoukensai. It is one of the big festival in Kyushu, and it is nominated as important intangible cultural property. 1300 years ago, the deity of
Myouken rode on
Kida which is the head is serpent and the body is turtle and landed in
Yatsushiro from China. It started at the
Edo era. Portable shrine which is riding God walk to
Myouken shrine with
Kida,
Sisi which is lion,
Yakko which is follower,
Kasabako which is artificial flower or long sword on big umbrella. The other is national firework festival. There are 3 fireworks festival in Japan, so the
Yatsushiro competition is the only one in Western Japan. About 10,000 display fireworks, and about 200,000 people comes every year. It is very famous festival in Japan.
My town is
Izumi town in
Yatsushiro. There are some sightseeing spot and some legend.
Umenoki Todoro is very famous waterfall, and
Momigi suspension bridge is popular as sightseeing spot.
Izumi has legend of
Heike and
Sugawara. They said
Heike soldier lost Fighting
Dannoura and ran away to
Izumi, and
Sugawara Michizane's child ran away from Fujiwara.
Yatsushiro have a lot of charm, so I want to come a lot of people and to know
Yatsushiro.