Yokotemachi
Yokotemachi is a quarter in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Yokotemachi is situated nearby to the quarter Yokote-shinmachi, as well as near Matsuemachi.Places of Interest
Highlights include 私立秀岳館高等学校 and Yatsushiro Castle.
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.
Yokotemachi
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.51634° or 32° 30′ 59″ northLongitude
130.60199° or 130° 36′ 7″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8Q4GGJ82+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8873739298OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11191733
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In Other Languages
“Yokotemachi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “よこてまち”
- Japanese: “ヨコテマチ”
- Japanese: “横手町”
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