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.
