Uyanagi-motomachi
Uyanagi-motomachi is a quarter in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Uyanagi-motomachi is situated nearby to the quarter Uyanagi-shimomachi, as well as near Uyanagi-kamimachi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatsushiro Castle and Yatsushiro-gū.
Yatsushiro Castle
Park
Photo: Emeraldgreen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Shioya Hachimangū
Shinto shrine
Photo: Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shioya Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine.
Uyanagi-motomachi
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.48997° or 32° 29′ 24″ northLongitude
130.59818° or 130° 35′ 53″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8Q4GFHQX+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8047415590OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
10212521
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In Other Languages
“Uyanagi-motomachi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “うやなぎもとまち”
- Japanese: “植柳元町”
Localities in the Area
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