Honmachi
Honmachi is a locality in Yatsushiro Shi, Kumamoto and has about 123,000 residents. Honmachi is situated nearby to the quarter Matsuejomachi, as well as near Kitanomarumachi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatsushiro Castle and Yatsushiro-gū.
Yatsushiro Castle
Park
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Yatsushiro Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. In 1619, Mugishima Castle collapsed due to a large earthquake then Katō Kiyomasa's son Kato Tadahiro ordered his vassal Katō Masataka to build a new castle.
Yatsushiro-gū
Shinto shrine
Yatsushiro-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on August 3. It was founded in 1884, and enshrines the kami of Prince Kaneyoshi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yatsushiro.
Yatsushiro
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Yatsushiro is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 120,389 in 57,953 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 681.29 km2.
Honmachi
- Type: Locality with 123,000 residents
- Also known as: “Yatsushiro” and “Yatusiro”
- Location: Yatsushiro Shi, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Honmachi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ياتسوشيرو”
- Chinese: “八代市”
- Czech: “Jacuširo”
- Georgian: “იაცუსირო”
- Japanese: “ほんまち”
- Japanese: “ホンマチ”
- Japanese: “八代市”
- Japanese: “本町”
- Korean: “야쓰시로 시”
- Mazanderani: “یاتسوشیرو، کوماموتو”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Yatusiro-chhī”
- Persian: “یاتسوشیرو، کوماموتو”
- Russian: “Яцусиро”
- Serbian: “Јацуширо”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jatsushiro”
- Tajik: “Ятсуширо”
- Turkish: “Yatsuşiro”
- Ukrainian: “Яцушіро”
- Urdu: “یتسھیرو، کمموٹو”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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